Wiki question regarding pacemaker turned off

Chantell.Lee

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Hi,

I have a resident who came into our facility with a cardiac pacemaker. They will be turning the pacemaker off but leaving it in. Would I still code this as "pacemaker status" or is there another ICD9 code for turning it off? Any and all help would be appreciated. Thank you.
 
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