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+33225: Decide Which Primary Code This Case Study Supports

Published on Tue Feb 15, 2011

Plus: Watch for which typical service isn't mentioned at all.Challenge yourself with this real-life case study to see if you can pinpoint the codes this documentation does -- and doesn't -- back up.Begin by Analyzing the Report ExcerptAn incision was made along the left deltopectoral groove, and an ICD pocket was dissected out, was prepared with extensive dissection.Three separate guidewires were advanced into the left subclavian vein using the Seldinger technique across the open pocket. The middle of these wires was then used to advance a coronary sinus sheath for placement of the left ventricular lead. With some difficulty, we were finally able to advance the coronary sinus sheath in the mid coronary sinus and an angiogram was obtained. A left ventricular lead was then advanced in the lateral cardiac vein and the tip was advanced to the near LV apex. Electrical testing was done at 3 separate locations and the rest [...]
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