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Temporary Pacemaker vs. Permanent Pacemaker Lead

Date: May 22, 2013

Question:

I have a group of cardiologists who are inserting a permanent pacemaker lead and then attaching it to an external device. The patient is often returned to his room like that. Since some of these patients are in observation status, I am getting a device edit looking for the procedure. But I also know that I cannot charge for a temporary pacemaker insertion in most of these cases. Should I just continue removing the C-code from the lead on the claim to remove the edit?

Question ID : 4874
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