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76000 for lead check

Date: Jan 5, 2012

Question:

Hi Dr.Z, We need your help. There are at least 6 case reports of failure on a lead that we have used on many ICD patients, not an official recall (yet). We want to do prophylactic lead checks on these patients. Can we bill 76000 in this scenario? As always, thanks for your help and guidance.
Question ID : 3447
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