CPT^® 33222, Under Pacemaker or Implantable Defibrillator Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 33222 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Pacemaker or Implantable Defibrillator Procedures.

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In a patient with an existing pacemaker pocket, the physician creates a new pocket in a different location and relocates the pacer

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bundling

Is 12001 (simple repair) OR 33222 (revision of pocket) bundled into 33274 (micra) (background: erosion; lead failure necessitating leadless pacemaker). thanks in advance... [ Read More ]

Handouts for cardiovascular coding with CANPC codes for El Paso, TX 03052021

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Evacuation of Hematoma

Lisa, was the pacemaker revised or relocated? If he created a new pocket after draining the hematoma and implanted the pace in the new pocket we assign 33222. But if it was an evacuation of the hemat... [ Read More ]

Pacemaker removed from left side and reinserted on right

[QUOTE="twizzle, post: 464828, member: 58771"] You can't bill for removal of the generator because it is being reinserted so it is not a 'removal' per se. Nor can you bill for the reinsertion. You sh... [ Read More ]

Pacemaker removed from left side and reinserted on right

You can't bill for removal of the generator because it is being reinserted so it is not a 'removal' per se. Nor can you bill for the reinsertion. You should bill 33222 for relocation of the pacemaker... [ Read More ]

PM Skin Pocket Revision?

I found this out on the web: [I]When the procedure is a revision (as this one is), the physician is draining a hematoma, debriding scar tissue or an infection and/or enlarging the existing pocket for... [ Read More ]

Incision and drainage vs skin pocket relocated

[QUOTE="Rajasangeetha2017, post: 432591, member: 476220"]Hi Please help out to select the codes for this report. Patient existing pacemaker generator skin pocket was infected. Incision and drainage w... [ Read More ]

Coding for Pacemaker Pocket Revision

[QUOTE="pJohnson15, post: 417495, member: 295244"]I will review all of the documentation prior to submitting. Thank you so much for your help![/QUOTE] Yes, 33222 would be the correct code for pocket ... [ Read More ]

Coding for Pacemaker Pocket Revision

Thank you. That is very helpful. The patient's pacemaker was originally inserted in 2007, with the latest pulse generator change on 3/8/17. The provider also did a device programming/evaluation (932... [ Read More ]

Coding for Pacemaker Pocket Revision

just based off the information you gave 33222 - relocation of skin pocket for pacemaker DX: T82.128A or T82.121A T84.847A hope this helps... [ Read More ]

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