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Plus: Don't miss whether guidelines trump CPT® tables.
As you apply the new pacemaker codes in 2012, pay attention to code definitions to help you determine which codes you may report together.
Case in point:
Read the code definition of 33214, which remains the same as it was in 2011: Upgrade of implanted pacemaker system, conversion of single chamber system to dual chamber system (includes removal of previously placed pulse generator, testing of existing lead, insertion of new lead, insertion of new pulse generator).The definition clearly states that the code includes removing the previously placed pulse generator and inserting a new pulse [...]
- Published on 2012-01-10
