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    Wiki 33268 Atrial appendage exclusion documentation requirements

    Hello, I've had a provider perform the atrial appendage exclusion with a clip during a CABG procedure. There's really no set documentation guidelines for this except that in order to be reimbursed atrial fibrillation needs to be the diagnosis. Is it acceptable for the provider to just document...
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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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