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ECMO Initiation

Date: Dec 3, 2023

Question:

A surgeon who specializes in CT surgery places the VA ECMO cannula for pediatric patients, and then the cardiologist monitors the function of ECMO subsequently. Does the surgeon bill 33946, or is this the beginning of management for the cardiologist, which occurs on the same day that the surgeon has placed the ECMO cannula?

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