CPT® 33228, Under Pacemaker or Implantable Defibrillator Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 33228 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Pacemaker or Implantable Defibrillator Procedures.

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Summary

The provider removes a previously placed pacemaker pulse generator from the patient and replaces it with a new one. 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 leads in two chambers of the heart.

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