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33224 - CID pacemaker or implantable defibrillator pulse generator (including revision of pocket, removal, insertion, and/or

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Procedure / ServiceCID pacemaker or implantable defibrillator pulse generator (including revision of pocket, removal, insertion, and/or
Procedure / Service Description

Insertion of pacing electrode, cardiac venous system, for left ventricular pacing, with attachment to previously placed - CID 33221 Insertion of pacemaker pulse generator only; with existing multiple leads Yes Insertion of pacing electrode, cardiac venous system, for left ventricular pacing, with attachment to previously placed CID 33224 pacemaker or implantable defibrillator pulse generator (including revision of pocket, removal, insertion, and/or Yes replacement of existin Insertion of pacing electrode, cardiac venous system, for left ventricular pacing, at time of insertion of implantable

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