AMA CPT® Assistant - 2022 Issue 1 (January)

Reporting Percutaneous Cerebral Embolic Protection (33370) (January 2022)

January 2022 page 16 Reporting Percutaneous Cerebral Embolic Protection (33370) For the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2022 code set, a new Category I code (33370) has been established to report the placement and removal of a cerebral embolic protection device (CEPD). These devices were developed to minimize the risk of peri-procedural ischemic stroke during a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedure. This article provides an overview of the intent and use of this new code. Cardiac Valves Aortic Valve  33370Transcatheter placement and subsequent removal of cerebral embolic protection device(s), including arterial access...

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