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Cardiac device check without reprogramming
Date: May 31, 2012
Question:
Good afternoon Dr. Z, Could you please help me out with the pacemaker\ICD programming codes. When our doctors do a device check and they check the leads to make sure they are functioning properly as well as the generator and also check the battery life, but make NO changes as far as the programming of the device, and also they state on their report that they have made no changes to the device is it appropriate to report 93288 for pacemakers and 93289 for ICD's. I was told that device reprogramming codes are 93279-93281 for pacemakers and to use 93282-93284 for iCD's. Thank you Rick
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