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    Wiki Pericardial stripping with mechanical pleurodesis

    Hi!! I hope someone can assist me with this :) Pt had what the surgeon called a Pericardial stripping, pt was placed on bypass. I coded 33031. Pt also has Pleural effusion so a mechanical pleurodesis was performed. I am unsure what to code for this procedure since it is a open procedure...
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