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    Wiki Atrial Angiography Help

    Please look at this and give your advice. 33340-53? Pt has existing device. Left Atrial Appendage Angiogram Report Conclusion:: Small stump at the ostium of the left atrial appendage less than 10 mm beyond the circumflex with no distal appendage or residual leak therefore after left atrial...
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    Wiki Left Atrial Appendage exclusion during CABG or other cardiac surgery new code 33268

    Our understanding as a department, prior to the institution of the new LAA exclusion code 33268, was that if an LAA clip was placed during a CABG, there still needed to be medical necessity documented for the placement of the clip in order to bill the 33268. Our auditing team is now telling us...
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