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Dual ppm downgrade to single ppm

Date: Oct 28, 2020

Question:

Physician removed dual chamber pacemaker device and capped of the the atrial lead and replaced with a single pacemaker device. We are tossed up on the codes 33227 or 33233 and 33212.

Question ID : 14662
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