AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 4 (April)

Aortoventriculoplasty with Pulmonary Autograft (April 2019)

April 2019 page 6 Aortoventriculoplasty with Pulmonary Autograft A new code (33440) to report aortic valve with transventricular enlargement of the aortic annulus (Konno procedure) replacement in conjunction with an autologous pulmonary valve with allograft replacement of a pulmonary valve (Ross procedure) translocation was added to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2019 code set. Therefore, code 33440 was established to bundle the services represented in codes 33412 and 33413. This article provides an overview of the intent and appropriate use of this new code. Cardiac Valves #33440Replacement, aortic valve; by translocation of autologous pulmonary valve and transventricular aortic...

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