Dr. Wong has diagnosed Jim Johnson with a clot in the pericardial space. To remove the clot, a midline sternotomy was performed; the pericardium was incised; and the clot was removed. The procedure recorded on the operative report was pericardiotomy. The appropriate code to report this procedure is ____.?
A)?33015
B)?33020
C)?33030
D)?33025
B
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