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Place generator and lead array 33249

Date: Dec 29, 2010

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Hello! (again!) We have this scenario, the procedure was removal of ICD, revise the ICD pocket, added a new ICD, tested the defibrillator threshold, and added a subcutaneous anterior chest coil array was added to the vector after the new ICD and old leads weren’t providing optimal results. This is what we coded – 33249, 33241, and 93641 with device codes C1894, C1721, and C1896. Is there something else that you would suggest? Thanks for your continued advice!!! Melinda Neeley Nebraska Methodist Hospital

Question ID : 2526
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