AMA CPT® Assistant - 2011 Issue 11 (November)
Surgery: Cardiovascular System (Q&A) (November 2011)
November 2011 page 10a Surgery: Cardiovascular System Question: If an intra-aortic balloon assist device is placed percutaneously during a cardiac intervention and removed at that session, may both the insertion and removal be reported? Answer: Yes. It is appropriate to report both the intra-aortic balloon pump (IAB) insertion and the intra-aortic balloon pump removal on the same day with code 33967, Insertion of intra-aortic balloon assist device, percutaneous, and code 33968, Removal of intra-aortic balloon assist device, percutaneous. One indication for this procedure is an acute myocardial infarction (MI). Other indications could be the intent to do a left...
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