CPT^® 33406, Under Surgical Procedures on the Aortic Valve

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 33406 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Surgical Procedures on the Aortic Valve.

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A provider places the patient on cardiopulmonary bypass and, using an open surgical approach, replaces a diseased or defective aortic valve with an allograft (a tissue graft harvested from one person for another) using a freehand technique. She performs this procedure to restore proper blood supply to the body.

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Ozaki Procedure Code

Hello, I'm coding for the Ozaki procedure for the first time. I'm leaning towards an unlisted code since 33406 is for an open AVR with allograft (a tissue graft from a donor…not genetically identic... [ Read More ]

Ozaki Procedure Code ozaki procedure

I am crossing every finger and toe that someone else has already billed this procedure because I have searched far and wide and am coming up w nothing... Since the new valve is being created from ha... [ Read More ]

PQRI Measure #43

[b]PQRI Measure # 43[/b] Lisi, I respectfully choose to disagree with your assessment. Measure # 43 refers to CABG's, not Aortic Valve Replacements. I would draw your attention back to the CPT cod... [ Read More ]

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