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Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD

Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD

San Diego, CA

33 Years of Experience

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Birgersdotter-Green, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist in San Diego, CA?

    Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist, who primarily practices in San Diego, CA with 1 additional practice location. She has been practicing for over 33 years and is board certified. Dr. Birgersdotter-Green graduated from Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Dr. Birgersdotter-Green is fluent in English, French, and German, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Birgersdotter-Green’s practice accepts Cigna, Kaiser Permanente, Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Birgersdotter-Green’s office at (619) 543-5743.

    Where did Dr. Birgersdotter-Green go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Medical School: Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | UC San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego | Director, Pacemaker and ICD Services | Professor of Medicine

    Is Dr. Birgersdotter-Green board certified as a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist?

    Yes, Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine

    What languages does Dr. Birgersdotter-Green speak?

    Dr. Birgersdotter-Green and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    • French

    • German

    What conditions does Dr. Birgersdotter-Green treat?

    As a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Dr. Birgersdotter-Green diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Birgersdotter-Green. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Other Pacemaker Part Management
    • Pacemaker Battery Check
    • Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators
    • Pacemaker Lead Adjustment
    • Pacemaker Component Care
    • Cardiac Pacing Device Adjustment
    • Pacemaker Pulse Generator Check
    • Pacemaker Battery Testing
    • Cardiac Pacing Device Check

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z45018: Encounter for adjustment and management of other part of cardiac pacemaker
    • Z45010: Encounter for checking and testing of cardiac pacemaker pulse generator [battery]

    Also known as:

    • Other Heart Device Management
    • Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators
    • Implantable Defibrillator Management
    • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Device Care
    • Other Implanted Heart Device Care

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z4509: Encounter for adjustment and management of other cardiac device

    Also known as:

    • Implantable Defibrillator Management
    • Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators
    • AICD Management
    • Defibrillator Adjustment
    • ICD Care

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z4502: Encounter for adjustment and management of automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator

    Also known as:

    • Having a Pacemaker
    • Having an Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD)
    • Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators
    • Heart pacemaker
    • Artificial pacemaker
    • Implanted heart device
    • ICD implant
    • Automatic defibrillator
    • Implanted heart shock device

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z950: Presence of cardiac pacemaker
    • Z95810: Presence of automatic (implantable) cardiac defibrillator

    Also known as:

    • Sick Sinus Syndrome
    • Complete Heart Block
    • Atrial Fibrillation
    • Ventricular Tachycardia
    • Long QT Syndrome
    • Heart Palpitations
    • Arrhythmia
    • Sick sinus syndrome
    • Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome
    • Romano-Ward syndrome
    • Sinus Node Dysfunction
    • Bradycardia-Tachycardia Syndrome
    • SSS
    • Complete AV Block
    • Third-Degree Heart Block
    • Afib
    • A-fib
    • Irregular heart rhythm
    • VT
    • V-tach
    • Fast heart rhythm
    • LQTS
    • Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome
    • Romano-Ward Syndrome
    • Skipped Heartbeat
    • Fluttering Heart
    • Pounding Heart

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I495: Sick sinus syndrome
    • I442: Atrioventricular block, complete
    • I480: Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
    • I4720: Ventricular tachycardia, unspecified
    • I4891: Unspecified atrial fibrillation
    • I4581: Long QT syndrome
    • R002: Palpitations

    Also known as:

    • Abnormal EKG
    • Heart Health Tests
    • Irregular Electrocardiogram
    • Unusual Heart Rhythm Test
    • ECG Abnormalities

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R9431: Abnormal electrocardiogram [ECG] [EKG]

    Also known as:

    • Chronic Systolic Heart Failure
    • Systolic Heart Failure
    • Heart Failure
    • Long-term Systolic Heart Failure
    • Chronic HFrEF
    • Ongoing Pumping Heart Failure
    • Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
    • HFrEF
    • Pumping Heart Failure

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I5022: Chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure
    • I5020: Unspecified systolic (congestive) heart failure

    Also known as:

    • Other Cardiac Implants
    • Heart Devices
    • Cardiac Grafts
    • Implantable Heart Devices

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z95818: Presence of other cardiac implants and grafts

    Also known as:

    • Fainting
    • Syncope
    • Passing out
    • Collapse

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R55: Syncope and collapse

    Also known as:

    • Enlarged Heart
    • Heart Disease
    • Cardiomegaly
    • Big heart
    • Heart enlargement

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I517: Cardiomegaly

    Also known as:

    • Other Cardiomyopathies
    • Cardiomyopathy
    • Uncommon heart muscle diseases
    • Rare cardiomyopathy types

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I428: Other cardiomyopathies

    What procedures does Dr. Birgersdotter-Green perform?

    As a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Dr. Birgersdotter-Green performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Birgersdotter-Green. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor Insertion
    • Implantable Loop Recorder Insertion
    • Under-Skin Heart Monitor
    • Cardiac Event Recorder Implant

    CPT Codes:

    • 33285: Insertion, subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor, including programming

    Also known as:

    • Implantable Defibrillator Placement
    • ICD insertion
    • Permanent defibrillator implant
    • Heart defibrillator replacement
    • Transvenous defibrillator system

    CPT Codes:

    • 33249: Insertion or replacement of permanent implantable defibrillator system, with transvenous lead(s), single or dual chamber

    Also known as:

    • Dual-Chamber Pacemaker Insertion
    • Permanent Pacemaker Placement
    • Atrial and Ventricular Pacemaker
    • Heart Rhythm Device Implantation

    CPT Codes:

    • 33208: Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker with transvenous electrode(s); atrial and ventricular

    Also known as:

    • Pacemaker Battery Replacement (Dual Lead)
    • Pacemaker Generator Exchange
    • Dual Lead Pacemaker Replacement
    • Heart Pacemaker Battery Change
    • Pacemaker Pulse Generator Replacement

    CPT Codes:

    • 33228: Removal of permanent pacemaker pulse generator with replacement of pacemaker pulse generator; dual lead system

    Also known as:

    • Left Ventricle Pacing Lead Insertion
    • Cardiac Pacing Electrode Placement
    • LV Lead Insertion
    • Pacemaker Upgrade Lead

    CPT Codes:

    • 33225: Insertion of pacing electrode, cardiac venous system, for left ventricular pacing, at time of insertion of implantable defibrillator or pacemaker pulse generator (eg, for upgrade to dual chamber system) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Defibrillator Battery Replacement
    • ICD Generator Replacement
    • Implantable Defibrillator Exchange
    • Dual Lead Defibrillator Replacement

    CPT Codes:

    • 33263: Removal of implantable defibrillator pulse generator with replacement of implantable defibrillator pulse generator; dual lead system

    Also known as:

    • Removal of Implantable Heart Monitor
    • Subcutaneous Cardiac Monitor Removal
    • Loop Recorder Removal
    • Implantable Loop Recorder Excision

    CPT Codes:

    • 33286: Removal, subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor

    Also known as:

    • Leadless Pacemaker Insertion
    • Transcatheter Pacemaker
    • Wireless Pacemaker Implant
    • Right Ventricular Pacemaker

    CPT Codes:

    • 33274: Transcatheter insertion or replacement of permanent leadless pacemaker, right ventricular, including imaging guidance (eg, fluoroscopy, venous ultrasound, ventriculography, femoral venography) and device evaluation (eg, interrogation or programming), when performed

    Also known as:

    • Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator Placement
    • S-ICD System Insertion
    • Under-Skin Defibrillator Implant
    • Permanent Subcutaneous Defibrillator Replacement

    CPT Codes:

    • 33270: Insertion or replacement of permanent subcutaneous implantable defibrillator system, with subcutaneous electrode, including defibrillation threshold evaluation, induction of arrhythmia, evaluation of sensing for arrhythmia termination, and programming or reprogramming of sensing or therapeutic parameters, when performed

    Also known as:

    • Defibrillator Generator Replacement
    • ICD Generator Change
    • Implantable Defibrillator Battery Change
    • Defibrillator Device Replacement

    CPT Codes:

    • 33264: Removal of implantable defibrillator pulse generator with replacement of implantable defibrillator pulse generator; multiple lead system

    Does Dr. Birgersdotter-Green accept my insurance?

    Dr. Birgersdotter-Green accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (619) 543-5743 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Birgersdotter-Green accept in San Diego, CA?

    Dr. Birgersdotter-Green in San Diego, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • All Other Third Party

    • Blue Shield of California

    • Centene

    • Crown Cork and Seal Company

    • Humana

    • Medicare

    • Other Health Care Provider

    • SGS North America Inc

    • Sharp Health Plan

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Birgersdotter-Green's office located?

    Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green's Primary Practice

    200 W Arbor Dr

    San Diego, CA 92103

    (619) 543-5743

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    Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green's Practice 2

    4168 Front St

    San Diego, CA 92103

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    What is Dr. Birgersdotter-Green's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Birgersdotter-Green's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1851349757.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Birgersdotter-Green?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Birgersdotter-Green

    What is Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green's specialty?

    Dr. Birgersdotter-Green is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist near San Diego, CA. A specialized domain within the cardiovascular disease subspecialty of Internal Medicine that involves advanced technical procedures to evaluate heart rhythms and determine the most appropriate treatments. Contact Dr. Birgersdotter-Green to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Birgersdotter-Green is affiliated with Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health, Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

    Where can I learn more about Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist?

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    Is Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green accepting new patients in San Diego, CA?

    Yes, Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Birgersdotter-Green's office at (619) 543-5743 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green?

    Please contact Dr. Birgersdotter-Green's office at (619) 543-5743 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green have?

    Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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