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HI Dr. Z, I am having difficulty with AVNRT ablation and can't find the answer in the Interventional Cardiovascular Coding Reference or in the on line Q&A. When AVNRT ablation is done, is this considered ablation of the AV node or an ablation of an accessory pathway. If AVN ablation is done then code 93650 would apply. Would 93651 be assigned for accessory pathway ablation? If 93651 is correct, then we can also charge for the EPS, mapping etc. but not if we assign the 93650. Thanks you so much for your help.