Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2021 Issue 12
CPT® Update: Check out These Vascular Surgery 2022 Code Changes
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Article Overview
This article explains a set of CPT® 2022 vascular surgery changes that affect common reporting areas in cardiovascular and thoracic procedures. It is aimed at surgery coders and billing staff who need to understand the scope of the updates, the affected procedure categories, and the related CPT® instruction changes tied to the 2022 code set.
Why This Topic Matters
The changes discussed here may affect how vascular and cardiac-related procedures are classified and reported beginning with the 2022 CPT® cycle. Readers will want the full article to see which procedure families are updated and how the accompanying guidance is organized.
Article Sections
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Clarify Artery Harvest for Bypass
Discusses vascular harvesting services related to coronary bypass reporting and the associated CPT® instruction updates for 2022.
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Find New Coarctation of Aorta Repair Choices
Covers new CPT® options for transcatheter management of coarctation of the aorta and the surrounding procedural guidance.
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Focus New LAA Exclusion Codes
Reviews new CPT® options related to left atrial appendage exclusion and the broad categories of techniques referenced in the update.
What You Will Learn
- Which broad vascular surgery reporting areas are updated in CPT® 2022.
- How the article organizes changes affecting bypass-related harvesting, aortic coarctation repair, and left atrial appendage exclusion.
- What categories of CPT® guidance accompany the 2022 revisions.
- How the update may affect coders working with cardiovascular and thoracic procedures.
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Billing specialists
- Cardiovascular surgery practice staff
- Thoracic surgery practice staff
Codes Discussed
Code Ranges Discussed
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