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JayBros
I had a third ablation and Watchman (Dr. Natale) at the same unconscious procedure. When I told my local cardiologist he was going to do the two together he said Medicare would not pay for both done together with his practice's EPs; there had to be a healing period after the ablation. It may be a patient volume issue as TCA is a research facility.
Had you already had your LAA isolated before this third ablation and Watchman? In other words, did Dr. Natale know for sure that you would need a Watchman before this third ablation and get Medicare approval, or did he get Medicare approval for the Watchman just “in case” he found that he needed to isolate the LAA? I am interested as I will be getting an ablation with Dr. Natale in the coming months.