AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 5 (May)
Open Aortic Valvuloplasty (33390, 33391, 33405, 33406, 33410) (May 2017)
May 2017 page 11 Open Aortic Valvuloplasty (33390, 33391, 33405, 33406, 33410) In the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2017 code set, two new codes (33390, 33391) were added to the Surgery/Cardiovascular System subsection to report open aortic valve repair. In addition, three codes (33405, 33406, 33410) were revised to indicate that these are open aortic valve replacement procedures. In addition, codes 33400, 33401, and 33403 were deleted, and several parenthetical notes were revised to clarify the reporting of these new and revised procedures. This article discusses the intent of the new codes and the correct reporting of valve...
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