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92970 versus 33990

Date: Mar 2, 2020

Question:

My cardiologists frequently will place a temporary Impella at the time of a cath procedure and remove it at the end of the procedure. Can you tell me if this should be coded with 33990 or 92970? Can you also let me know what the difference is between these codes and when we would use one or the other? 

Question ID : 13621
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