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Code 10140

Date: May 15, 2014

Question:

Status post pacemaker insertion on 4/23/14, patient returned on 5/13/14 for hematoma evacuation at pacemaker site. Can we code for this? Or is this part of doing the original procedure?

Question ID : 5709
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