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TC Atrial Shunt Creation 33745/33746
Date: Feb 24, 2021
Question:
If the patient already has an ASD, and the pulmonary vein stent protrudes into the atrium at the veno-atrial junction, can we report code 33745? Are all pulmonary vein stent placements reported with 33745/33746? Also, does a PDA stent qualify as an intracardiac shunt creation (33745)?
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