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Find Codes for BiV Upgrade

Question: If a patient has an upgrade from dual to BiV PM at the same session that the atrial lead was capped and left in the pocket, and a new atrial lead was attached, what would the coding be?
Codify Subscriber Answer: This sort of upgrade requires replacing the pulse generator, so the physician should include that step [...]
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