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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 4 (April)
Surgery: Cardiovascular System (Q&A) (April 2013)
April 2013 page 10a
Surgery: Cardiovascular System
Question: Would it be appropriate to report codes 33206-33208, Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker with transvenous electrode(s), in conjunction with codes 33227-33229, Removal of permanent pacemaker pulse generator with replacement of pacemaker pulse generator, when the sole procedure is the replacement of a pacemaker pulse generator?
Answer: No. It would not be appropriate to report codes 33206-33208 in conjunction with codes 33227-33229 when the sole procedure is the replacement of a pacemaker pulse generator, and the procedure does not involve the insertion or replacement of pacemaker electrode(s). If the...
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