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Shifting to Pump Oxygenator Mid-Procedure
Published on Fri Feb 14, 2020
Question: My anesthesiologist began a bypass case without the pump oxygenator, then went on pump for the last hour. What’s the correct way to code this? Arizona Subscriber Answer: Usually, bypass cases begin without the pump oxygenator and move to on-pump. You typically report these with 00567 (Anesthesia for direct coronary artery bypass grafting; with pump oxygenator), unless the procedure [...]