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Bovine pericardiaum over Watchman
Date: Nov 17, 2023
Question:
The patient has a Watchman fabric separation. Right thoracotomy, cardiac arrest, decision made to cover Watchman with bovine pericardium.--anastomosed around Watchman to cover completely. I can't find a code to describe this procedure, or a code close enough to use 33999.
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