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Second Request: AV node ablation after an SVT and Flutter Ablation

Date: Oct 20, 2020

Question:

Patient has an SVT ablation, a secondary ablation for atrial flutter, followed by an AV node ablation for atrial fib prior to a dual chamber pacemaker implant. Can the AV node ablation be billed as an additional ablation with code 93655, or can it be billed as 93650?

Question ID : 14619
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