CPT^® 33212, Under Pacemaker or Implantable Defibrillator Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 33212 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Pacemaker or Implantable Defibrillator Procedures.

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The provider places a new pacemaker pulse generator in the patient in a subcutaneous pocket in front of the chest. The provider performs this procedure primarily for artificial regulation of heart beats by the device in patients with arrhythmia, which is irregular heart rhythm. He performs this procedure for a patient with a lead in a single chamber of the heart.

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Ex says "leads" NOT "electrodes" So why is answer CPT 33202 Not 33208????

[TABLE] [TR] [TD] A patient presents for epicardial lead placement via median sternotomy to the right atrium and right ventricle. A dual pacemaker generator is then inserted subcutaneously. The patien... [ Read More ]

Help please PM REPLACED WITH NEW EPICARDIAL LEAD

33202 33228 33233 OR 33236 33202 33212 What are your thoughts? Procedure: 1. Mini anterior thoracotomy, left 2. Extraction of endocardial left ventricular lead with fluoroscopy 3. Epicardial ... [ Read More ]

Pacemaker coding ?

[QUOTE="Ginger417, post: 374043, member: 4119"]How would you code the following?: Remove old dual chamber pacemaker. Cap Atrial Lead (no charge) Implant new single chamber pacemaker with no lead chan... [ Read More ]

Pacemaker coding ?

Code 33233 is a column 2 code for 33212, These codes cannot be billed together in any circumstances. Code 33233 is bundled into code 33212 Code 33233 cannot be billed with 33212.... [ Read More ]

Pacemaker coding ?

[b]These two codes cannot be bill together per cci[/b] Do not report 33212, 33213, or 33221 with 33233 for removal and replacement of the pacemaker pulse generator. Bill 33212 only as removal of exis... [ Read More ]

Pacemaker coding ? chamber lead pacemaker pure sense

How would you code the following?: Remove old dual chamber pacemaker. Cap Atrial Lead (no charge) Implant new single chamber pacemaker with no lead change. I coded this as 33233 and 33212 and it wa... [ Read More ]

CPT code for Pocket creating during pacemaker generator placement

[QUOTE="ybarde, post: 360511, member: 269485"]Means I need to code like 33208-62. Is it correct? Doctor A did lead placement and Doctor B did pocket creation. For both doctor do I need to code 33208-... [ Read More ]

Need difference between 33206 - 33208 & 33212 - 33214

The only difference between those codes are whether or not the patient has existing leads. 33206-33208 are initial implants and include placing the lead(s), placing the new generator, and creating the... [ Read More ]

Cardio HELP

33206-33208 are single and dual chamber pacemaker initial implants. 33212-33213 are when you are replacing the generator only and leaving the lead or leads in place. 33214 is whe you ar upgrading from... [ Read More ]

Cardio HELP

:eek: Help I need help understanding the difference between 33206-33208 Codes and 33212 - 33214 Anyone out there can help? :confused:... [ Read More ]

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