AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 12 (December)

Surgery: Cardiovascular System (Bonus Q&A) (December 2013)

December 2013 page 17 Surgery: Cardiovascular System Question: If a patient presents with a right ventricular (RV) lead and has the battery removed and replaced to add a left ventricular (LV) lead, is the removal and replacement reported with code 33263, {Removal of pacing cardioverter-defibrillator pulse generator with replacement of pacing cardioverter-defibrillator pulse generator; dual lead system}, because there are two leads involved? Or is it appropriate to report code 33264, {Removal of pacing cardioverter-defibrillator pulse generator with replacement of pacing cardioverter-defibrillator pulse generator; multiple lead system}, because the device may be capable of multiple leads? Answer: It would...

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