CPT^® 33979, Under Cardiac Assist Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 33979 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Cardiac Assist Procedures.

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Summary

The provider inserts an implantable ventricular assist device (VAD) into a patient’s heart. The provider performs this procedure in patients who have weak hearts or heart failure. This code is applicable to a single ventricle.

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Aortic Root Repair, Aortic Valve Replacement

[QUOTE="ellis3350, post: 495881, member: 217994"] I'm kind of looking at 33863 since they ended up replacing the valve. I'm also looking at 34716,RT, 33511, 33979. I must be missing the IABP and he do... [ Read More ]

Aortic Root Repair, Aortic Valve Replacement

I'm kind of looking at 33863 since they ended up replacing the valve. I'm also looking at 34716,RT, 33511, 33979. I must be missing the IABP and he doesn't mention if the vein harvest was done endosco... [ Read More ]

cpt for 5.5 impella insertion?

Depends what access your talking man. Like most interventional Cardio procedures- 1). What’s the access site. Arterial? Venous? Both. Is the impella goin into the left ventricle or right ventricle? ... [ Read More ]

Medicaid and VAD procedures

Good Afternoon! we just got a denial from Medicaid in reference to 33979-PR INSERT VENT ASST DEV,IMPLANT,SINGLE VENT as not listed into the fee schedule. Does anybody knows how we can bill this? I tr... [ Read More ]

Vad - 33979

When patient had VAD (intracorporeal) inserted and the follwoing day he has the sternum closed(21750), do you bill the following visits as post-op? 33979 had 0 follow-up days, but 21750 has 90.... [ Read More ]

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