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Subcutaneous ICD Lead Insertion and Dual Chamber ICD Generator Replacement
Date: Jun 27, 2022
Question:
"Patient with a biventricular ICD has generator changed to a dual chamber ICD. New subcutaneous lead was tunneled, inserted, and connected with a Y connector to the RV socket. LV lead was capped." Would codes 33270 and 33241 be correct to report? Codes 33271 and 33263 cannot be reported for this because 33263 edits outs.
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