CPT^® 33340, Under Surgical Procedures on the Heart (Including Valves) and Great Vessels

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 33340 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Surgical Procedures on the Heart (Including Valves) and Great Vessels.

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The provider implants a device that he delivers through a catheter placed through the skin under fluoroscopic guidance and across the septum to close off the left atrial appendage, uses angiography to visualize and define the left atrium (upper chamber of the heart) and appendage if necessary, and interprets the angiography if performed.

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