Jane, a 75-year-old female, was brought to the OR today for operative ablation of her paroxysmal atrial fibrillation via a combined Wolff-Parkinson-White atrio-ventricular node tissue ablation and reconstruction of the atria using the MAZE procedure. Cardiopulmonary bypass was not required. The patient tolerated the procedure well and was sent to ICU for continued monitoring. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct codes are 33250 and 33258. 33250 is for the ablation of the atrioventricular node and 33258 is for the ablation of the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

Jane, a 75-Year-Old Female, Was Brought to the OR Today