AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 11 (November)
Surgery/Cardiovascular System (November 2009)
November 2009 page 10b Surgery: Cardiovascular System, 33975 (Q&A) Question: May code 33975 be reported for insertion and removal of a percutaneous left ventricular assist device during therapeutic stenting of a coronary artery? Answer: No. There is no specific CPT code to describe the approach technique used to insert this type of ventricular assist device (VAD). Therefore, code 33999, Unlisted procedure, cardiac surgery, should be reported. The current VAD Category I codes (33975-33980) do not pertain to this device and the Category III code (0048T) describes a percutaneous transseptal approach Surgery: Cardiovascular System, 33975 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant...
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