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When is it ok to bill for non-pv triggers post PVI ablation?

Date: Dec 19, 2019

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"We isolated all pulmonary veins using wide area circumferential ablation. The right carina was ablated. External cardioversion was not performed. Pulmonary venous conduction block was demonstrated using entrance block (adenosine) and exit blocked (pacing). Posterior wall isolation was not performed, but an anterior roofline was ablated." Are codes 93656 and 93657 correct?

Question ID : 13353
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