AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 7 (July)

Endovascular Repair of the Descending Thoracic Aorta (July 2006)

July 2006 pages 7-15 Coding Communication:Endovascular Repair of the Descending Thoracic Aorta Newly converted from Category III status, Category I codes 33880-33891 represent a code family of seven procedures to report placement of an endovascular graft for repair of the descending thoracic aorta. In addition to the endovascular repair code series, this article will also feature adjunct guidelines and crossreferences to the appropriate radiological supervision and interpretation codes. Historical Background In 2003, a family of eight Category III codes was created to report endovascular repair of the descending thoracic aorta. Since that time, subsequent clinical studies and device improvements...

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