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33221 vs. 33229

Date: Jul 16, 2019

Question:

We have a patient who is having his dual lead pacemaker generator replaced and an open epicardial lead placed. We are coding 33202 for the epicardial lead placement; however, I'm unsure about using 33221 vs. 33229. CPT Assistant is stating 33221; however, it does not state the removal of an existing pulse generator, whereas 33229 does.

Question ID : 12796
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