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ICD Implant

Date: Mar 18, 2015

Question:

A patient had a CABG, and during that procedure an LV lead was placed for future use. Previously the patient had an infected pocket and the ICD generator was removed along with the lead. Now the patient is back in the OR to implant an ICD with leads and also to attach the LV lead that was previously placed. Would you report code 33249? DFT was done, so we'd use code 93641-26. Code 33249 states single or dual chamber, but patient did have three leads attached.

Question ID : 6418
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