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CPT® 0517T, Under Cardiac Device Implantation, Analysis and Removal Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 0517T as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Cardiac Device Implantation, Analysis and Removal Procedures.

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The provider places a generator battery and transmitter for a wireless cardiac stimulator in subcutaneous pockets in the midaxillary line and in an intercostal space beside the sternum respectively.

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