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Lead Repositioning with DC Pacemaker Exchange

Date: Jul 30, 2013

Question:

A physician is doing a dual chamber pacemaker exchange and finds the RA lead has fractured and the RV lead has dislodged. He removes the device, removes the RA lead, places a new RA lead, repositions the RV lead, and then replaces the device. We were told to report codes 33206, 33235, 33233, and 33215. I see that code 33215 is an NCCI edit to code 33206. Can they be charged together?

Question ID : 5000
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