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His Bundle lead upgrade

Date: Jan 16, 2019

Question:

Patient with dual chamber pacemaker upgrade to a biventricular pacemaker. Generator change and His Bundle lead implanted in RA (Basal Septum). Retained RV and RA leads; patient with two RA and one RV lead. Would this be charged as 33229 with unlisted code or just 33229? 

Question ID : 11923
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