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Other Cardiac Valvular Procedures CPT® Code range 33496- 33496

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Procedures on the Heart and Pericardium 33496-33496 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 33496- 33496
Section 33496-33496
Other Cardiac Valvular Procedures
33496
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Mechanical valve pannus removal.
I would look at CPT 33496. Per CPT guidance you can also bill 33530 with this code if the valve was placed more than 1month prior to this procedure. Hope that helps!... [ Read More ]
Percutaneous Closure of Aortic Paravalvular Leak
[B]Hello a little help with the cpt for this service, all I found as possible is 33496. I really will appreciate the help.[/B] Clinical Indications: severe aortic paravalvular regurgitation 64 y/... [ Read More ]
Minimally invasive exploration of aortic valve
:confused: Minimally invasive exploration of aortic valve. We then instituted full cardiopulmonary bypass. Further dissection of the pericardium off the ascending aorta was performed allowing place... [ Read More ]
valve repair
As long as it's one month after original operation, then yes. It's for use with codes 33400-33496 which both codes fall into. HTH... [ Read More ]
Re-do for aorto-innomate carotid bypass graft
Per CPT, since 33530 is an add on code, it must have 33400-33496, 33510-33536, or 33863 on the same claim. Since none of these codes apply, you cannot bill the 33530. Chrissy... [ Read More ]
Anyone...
33860 is for the replacement of the ascending aorta. (This is the code I would use) 33863 and 33405 are used when the aortic valve is replaced, but your note does not say that it was. 33530 redo ... [ Read More ]
Code for Repair of Paravalvular Leak?
See code 33496. You would also bill 33530 for repoeration.... [ Read More ]
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