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33228

Date: Dec 5, 2014

Question:

Our physician replaced a pacemaker generator. He removed a single chamber device and replaced it with a dual chamber device; however, there is still only one lead in the ventricle. He pinned the atrial lead port. Would this be reported with code 33227 or 33228?

Question ID : 6250
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