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33229

Date: Mar 22, 2012

Question:

We have a patient that received a down grade in their device, due to an increased ejection fraction. They went from a BIV ICD, to a BIV PPM. My question is do we bill the 33229 code, or do I need to bill the removal of an ICD, and the placement of the new BIV PPM generator, since we are dealing with two different types of devices. Thank You
Question ID : 3569
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