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Temporary Device Interrogation/Programming

Date: Mar 23, 2015

Question:

A critically ill neonate with coarctation of the aorta with multiple ventricular septal defects s/p CoA repair, patch closures of membranous and mid-muscular VSD, and PAB placement, who is in complete heart block with temporary pacemaker. A plan is in place by a cardiothoracic surgeon to place permanent pacemaker when patient stabilizes. In the meantime, our EP doctors do temporary device interrogations. Can we bill for temporary device interrogations? If so what codes can we use?

Question ID : 6543
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