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Open cardiac convergent procedure

Date: Jun 26, 2020

Question:

The CV surgeon makes an incision over the xiphoid process and down through the pericardium. The patient has chronic atrial fibrillation, and he created a standard box lesion set using a total of 50 radiofrequency burns in two overlapping rows. This is not a percutaneous intervention. Can you please recommend how we should code this?

Question ID : 14117
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