CPT^® 00560, Under Anesthesia for Intrathoracic Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 00560 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Anesthesia for Intrathoracic Procedures.

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The provider performs anesthesia services for a patient undergoing a procedure involving the heart, the sac around the heart, and the great vessels of the chest, such as the aorta, its major branches, and the major pulmonary vessels. The patient does not require a pump oxygenator to take on the work of the heart and lungs.

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