CPT^® 33864, Under Repair Procedures for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 33864 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.

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The provider repairs a thoracic aorta aneurysm by replacing the root and proximal ascending aorta using a tube graft that contains a prosthetic valve. She reimplants the coronary arteries into the graft. She initiates cardiopulmonary bypass during the procedure.

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Aortic Root Repair, Aortic Valve Replacement

[QUOTE="ellis3350, post: 495853, member: 217994"] What codes are you looking at? [/QUOTE] I started out with 33864 but stopped there ... the note made me think I should get someone else to look at it... [ Read More ]

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Postoperative diagnosis: #1 ascending aortic dissection #2 acute ischemic stroke with a right hemi--deficit #3 moderate pulmonary hypertension #4 cardiomegaly with left ventricular hypertrophy 33864 ... [ Read More ]

Hemiarch Penninsula Graft Help, report with 33870?

NOT POSTIVE on my response but my thought process is this: If he is undergrafting the aorta and not placing grafts on the head vessels than we are not suppose to bill the Hemiarch graft. [U]The 33870 ... [ Read More ]

Hemiarch Penninsula Graft Help, report with 33870?

Hello, All the resources I find from STS and others state hemiarch is included in all ascending aortic graft codes (codes 33860 – 33864). ([url]http://www.sts.org/news/coding-help-desk-addresses-c... [ Read More ]

thoracic aortic aneurysm 4-o aorta aortic graft root

I think this should be coded as 33864 but I don't see the coronary artery buttons being reimplanted into the graft. I greatly appreciate your input!! Here is the op note: A median sternotomy perfor... [ Read More ]

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yep, only the 33864. arterial line placement is included in all open heart surgeries. reattaching the proximal vein grafts is not the same as coronary bypass (33512) so that is not appropriate. also,... [ Read More ]

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I would only use 33864, and you may be able to bill 36620. The excision and then reimplantation, 3 proximal vein grafts are part of 33864. The code 33530 cannot be billed with 33864. You can try add... [ Read More ]

Need assistance with this report

I have the 33530 for redo #1 33864 for #6,7,8,9 36620 #4 33512 #11 Just want to know if i captured everything POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Ascending aortic dissection, acute on chronic, symptomatic. ... [ Read More ]

Cpt 33864 & cpt 33400-59

I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on this.... Per the CPT manual, CPT 33400 should NOT be reported with CPT 33864; however, CCI appears to allow this code combination IF modifier -59 is reported. Wou... [ Read More ]

Aortic Root Reconstruction with Aortic Valve replacement

I am trying to find a code for a reconstruction of the Aortic Root after replacement of a failing bioprosthetic aortic valve. He wrote, in part, "The aortic valve was exposed via a hockey=stick type ... [ Read More ]

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