AMA CPT® Assistant - 2021 Issue 12 (December)
Bonus Edition: Frequently Asked Questions (December 2021)
December 2021 page 21 Bonus Edition: Frequently Asked Questions Surgery: Cardiovascular System Question: A physician or other QHP placed a patent foramen ovale (PFO) device in an adult patient with systolic and diastolic heart failure to decompress the right atrial pressures. The patient experienced a complication and returned a week later to have the device percutaneously removed. How should the removal of a PFO implant be reported? Is it appropriate to report code 33741 for this procedure? Answer: No, code 33741, Transcatheter atrial septostomy (TAS) for congenital cardiac anomalies to create effective atrial flow, including all imaging guidance by...
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