FOI Ref: 0078FOI1920 

7^th August 2019 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information 

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below: 

Request/ Response 

I am writing to request information related to diagnosis of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation held by NHS SHEFFIELD CCG under the above mentioned Act I would like the NHS SHEFFIELD CCG to provide me with the following information: 

• The number of Holter ECG requests into the hospital trust for suspected paroxysmal and Benign palpitations.

The CCG does not hold information about the reason for referrals to have an ECG test.  

• The tariff cost for 24hr, 48hr, 72hr and 7 days Holter ECG for NHS SHEFFIELD CCG

Tariff prices and related coding information is publically available on the internet here –

https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/national-tariff/#h2-201920-national-tariff-payment-system 

However for ease – 19/20 prices are provided below:              

Point of Delivery	HRG/ code	Description	19/20 Price	National (excluding mff) or Local?
Direct Access	‘ECG’	Direct Access ECG [12 lead ECG’s]	£22	Local
Outpatient Procedure	EY51Z	Electrocardiogram Monitoring or Stress Testing	£122	National
GP	24hr ECG	24hr ECG	£98.20	Local

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