CPT^® 33926, Under Surgical Procedures on the Pulmonary Artery

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 33926 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Surgical Procedures on the Pulmonary Artery.

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The provider repairs the pulmonary arteries and creates a unifocal or single pulmonary blood supply, thereby resulting in complete repair of arborization anomalies. The provider performs this procedure with cardiopulmonary bypass.

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Documentation required to bill 29826

Here's a good article [url]https://www.aapc.com/blog/33926-33926/[/url]... [ Read More ]

Pericardial patch repair pulmonary artery tear.

I agree with 35271 if it was done with bypass. There is also a section for 'Pulmonary Artery,' 33910-33926, but those codes do not seem to reflect the work done. It's my understanding you would NOT ... [ Read More ]

Appeal 33697 when denied with 33926?

Has anyone successfully appealed the denial of TOF repair 33697 for being a component service of Unifocalization 33925/6? The CCI edit bundling these codes was removed in 2007. The paranthetical langu... [ Read More ]

Cardiopulmonary bypass without unifocalization

Our surgeon performed a procedure which we feel should be coded as 33926. He disagrees and says he performed an emergent cardiopulmonary bypass but no unifocalization was performed. Any ideas on which... [ Read More ]

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