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Leadless Pacemaker change out

Date: Aug 17, 2023

Question:

the procedure was to remove an existing leadess pacemaker from RV and insert a new leadless pacemaker in the RV. Our provider is dropping CPT 33274 for insertion and 33233 for the removal. Would that be the correct codes for this?

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