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Choose Appropriate Code for Comprehensive EP Study

Published on Tue Apr 21, 2020

Question: My cardiologist inserted multiple catheter electrodes into the patient using fluoroscopic guidance. He passed catheter electrodes from the femoral veins into the right atrium, His bundle, and right ventricle. He connected the catheters to an electrical pacing device, which transmitted electrical impulses to the atrium and ventricle. The electrodes at the tip of the catheter recorded the heart’s electrical [...]
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