AI Cardiology Compliance Software: Audit 100% of Your Charts
Brellium audits every cardiology chart for E/M level and EKG charge capture, catching undercoding before claims go out.
100% of office visits. Compliance backed by our clawback protection guarantee
Where Cardiology Revenue Slips
A follow-up visit billed 99213 when the medical decision making (MDM) supports 99214 is revenue lost. So is an in-office EKG the note documents but the claim leaves out.
Commercial and Medicare payors still expect every billed level to hold up. Brellium audits 100% of charts pre-submission.
How Brellium Audits 100% of Your Cardiology Charts
Brellium connects to your EMR and audits every chart automatically, no manual uploads or sampling, the same standard at 50 providers or 500.
MDM & E/M Coding
Validate every new (99202-99205) and established (99212-99215) office visit level against the documented MDM.
EKG Charge Capture
Match every in-office EKG to a 93000 line on the claim, so tests you perform get paid.
Independent Interpretation Credit
Confirm tests the cardiologist reads independently count toward MDM, so the visit bills at the level the work supports.
Clawback Protection
Backed by Confidence Coverage: If a Brellium approved document triggers a clawback, Brellium will cover it.
Standard Deployment
- E/M coding validation (99202-99215)
- EKG (93000) charge capture
- Independent-interpretation credit
- Document-based chart review
- Confidence Coverage clawback guarantee for notes and documentation
Enterprise Customization
- Echo (93306/93307), stress test (93015-93018), nuclear (78451-78454), and Holter (93224-93248) coding
- Device remote monitoring (93293-93298)
- Cath (e.g., 93458), PCI, EP ablation, and device-implant coding
- G2211
- Modifier-25
- Care management (CCM, TCM, RPM, ACP)
Common Cardiology Coding Risks Brellium Catches
Undercoded Office Visits
Flags visits billed below the level the documented MDM supports.
Overcoded Visit Levels
Catches billed levels the MDM documentation doesn't support.
Unbilled In-Office EKGs
Catches EKGs documented at the visit with no charge on the claim.
Uncredited Independent Interpretations
Flags visits where a test the cardiologist read wasn't counted toward the level.
Impact for cardiology organizations
The outcomes cardiology organizations see when every chart is audited before claims go out.
Built for How Cardiology Coding Works
Visit Level and EKG, Where the Revenue Is
Office cardiology is E/M-weighted, with in-office diagnostics stacked on the visit. Brellium audits the level and the EKG together on every chart.
Accuracy, Not Uplift
Brellium levels each visit to what the documented MDM supports, so recovered revenue is backed by the note if a commercial or Medicare payor reviews it.
Accurate Coding. Audit-Ready Charts.
Sampling leaves revenue on the table. Brellium audits every chart, compliance backed by Confidence Coverage.
FAQs About Cardiology Compliance
What are the CPT codes for an EKG?
EKG CPT codes split the service into the tracing and the interpretation:
- 93000: routine 12-lead EKG with interpretation and report (global)
- 93005: tracing only, without interpretation and report
- 93010: interpretation and report only
A practice that performs and reads the EKG in-office bills 93000. A cardiologist reading a tracing performed elsewhere, such as a hospital, bills 93010.
Does an EKG interpretation count toward the MDM level?
An EKG interpretation counts toward MDM only when the cardiologist isn't reporting the test separately. Under the AMA E/M guidelines, independent interpretation credit doesn't apply if 93000 or 93010 is billed for the same EKG.
What coding guidelines apply to cardiology office visits?
Cardiology office visits follow the AMA CPT E/M guidelines revised in 2021, with the level set by MDM or total time on the date of the encounter. For MDM, two of three elements must meet or exceed the level billed:
- Number and complexity of problems addressed
- Amount and complexity of data reviewed and analyzed
- Risk of complications from patient management
Diagnostic tests like EKGs and echocardiograms bill on their own CPT codes on top of the visit.
Does Brellium audit echo, stress test, and cath coding?
Echo, stress test, and cath coding are available as Enterprise Customization rather than standard deployment. That includes echo (93306, 93307), stress testing (93015-93018), and cath (e.g., 93458), along with nuclear, Holter, and device monitoring. The standard deployment covers E/M levels, EKG charge capture, and interpretation credit.
Is Brellium cardiology RCM software?
No. Brellium isn't an RCM or billing platform, and it doesn't submit claims or work denials. It audits 100% of cardiology charts pre-submission, so the E/M levels and EKG charges that reach your billing team match the note.
We use Scribe to create our notes. Do we still need Brellium?
Yes. Scribe helps cardiologists write notes faster, but it doesn't check whether the billed E/M level and EKG charges match what the note documents. Brellium audits the notes your Scribe produces.