AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 5 (May)

Transcatheter Leadless and Pocketless Pacemaker (0387T-0391T) (May 2016)

May 2016 pages 5-8 Transcatheter Leadless and Pocketless Pacemaker (0387T-0391T) Five new Category III codes (0387T-0391T) and guidelines were added to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2016 code set under a new heading titled "Pacemaker—Leadless and Pocketless System" to report transcatheter leadless pacemaker procedures. Previously, these procedures were reported with unlisted codes 33999, Unlisted procedure, cardiac surgery, and 93799, Unlisted cardiovascular service or procedure. New Heading, Introductory Guidelines, and Category III Codes Pacemaker—Leadless and Pocketless System A leadless cardiac pacemaker system is a pulse generator with built-in battery and electrode for implantation in a cardiac chamber via a...

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