AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 7 (July)

Cardiovascular Coding Changes for 2017 (July 2017)

July 2017 pages 3-6 Cardiovascular Coding Changes for 2017 Significant changes were made to the Surgery/Cardiovascular System section of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2017 code set, including the addition of several new codes (33340, 36456, 37246, 37247, 37248, 37249), guidelines, parentheticals, and cross-references, and the deletion of the transluminal angioplasty codes (35450, 35452, 35458, 35460, 35471, 35472, 35475, 35476) and subsection. This article offers a review of these changes and provides guidance on the appropriate use of new codes 33340, 36456, 37246, 37247, 37248, and 37249. New Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage with Implant...

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