AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 10 (October)

Surgery: Cardiovascular System (Q&A) (October 2014)

October 2014 page 15 Surgery: Cardiovascular System Question: What would be the correct CPT code to use for placement of a percutaneous cardiac assist device that has arterial access only? Answer: CPT code 33990, Insertion of ventricular assist device, percutaneous including radiological supervision and interpretation; arterial access only, which was added in the CPT 2013 code set, would be appropriate for reporting pVAD placement from an arterial access only. Surgery: Cardiovascular System (Q&A) (October 2014). CPT® Assistant. 2014; October 2014 page 15 ...

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