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Revised Cardiac Pacemaker Procedures (37.70-37.89), Effective October 1987

The following coding guidelines for the revised cardiac pacemaker procedure codes are effective as of October 1, 1987, on all discharges occurring after September 30, 1987. Category 99.7 Cardiac pacemaker battery and sensing types, is deleted as of October 1, 1987. Cardiac pacemaker therapy is the electrical control of the heart rate (pacing). It is carried out to improve cardiac output, prevent asystole (cardiac standstill), suppress ventricular irritation, and treat conduction disorders and arrhythmias. Cardiac pacing therapy may be temporary or permanent in nature. ICD-9-CM code assignments differentiate temporary from permanent cardiac pacing procedures. The pacemaker device is...

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