WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Department Of Veterans Affairs has issued a proposed rule called: Providing a Minimum Evaluation for Bradycardia.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 30 by Nicole R. Cherry, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
Summary: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to revise diagnostic code (DC) 7009, Bradycardia (Bradyarrhythmia), to provide a minimum 10% evaluation after pacemaker implantation. This revision will allow VA to align DC 7009 with DC 7018, Implantable cardiac pacemakers. VA also proposes to remove Note (1) found under DC 7009.
For more information, contact Argentina Hauser and Cintia Darlington, Veterans Benefit Administration, 202...