Patient-Activated Event Monitoring (PAEM), Postsymptom Transmission      Number 119438 CPT 93012 Synonyms PAEM ; Pt Event, Postsymptom Transmission Special Instructions Patient-activated event monitoring postsymptom recording includes use of equipment and 24-hour monitoring, per 30-day period; receipt of transmissions, and analysis. Contact Ambulatory Monitoring Services (AMS) for additional information, 800-289-4358. Patient Preparation Instruct the patient in operation of the monitor and how to transmit data via telephone link. Use The patient-activated event monitor is an ambulatory electrocardiograph (ECG) monitor designed for the diagnostic evaluation of transient symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, and chest pain. It is also used to diagnose cardiac symptoms that have not been documented with Holter monitoring. The monitor captures data after the patient experiences a cardiac symptom and presses the record button. After the data are transferred telephonically to an AMS analysis laboratory, the report provides a practical, convenient means of collecting diagnostic ECGs over an extended period of time for patients with symptoms of cardiac arrhythmia.

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