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READER QUESTIONS:

Can Still Claim Unsuccessful LV Lead Attempt

Published on Tue Jun 21, 2005

Question: If my cardiologist attempts to place an LV lead and fails, should I report this?


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Answer: Yes, but you must append an appropriate modifier, such as -53 (Discontinued procedure).

In other words, the cardiologist elected to terminate the procedure. You would apply this modifier to 33224 or33225, depending on whether the cardiologist attempted to add the LV lead to an already implanted device or attempted to add the LV lead to a new device.
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