tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 38

CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY: Specify Whether Aorta Repair Includes Left Subclavian Artery

Alert: You can't bill for any stenting or balloon angioplasty separatelyNext year's CPT book adds a whole new section for "Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aorta." You'll apply these codes when your surgeon repairs the descending thoracic aorta using an endovascular graft. You'll be able to bill for the endovascular thoracic aorta repair with (33880) or without (33881) coverage of left subclavian artery origin. And if your surgeon places a "proximal extension" prosthesis for the endovascular repair, you'll be able to bill 33883 , plus 33884 for each additional proximal extension.Similarly, for a distal extension prosthesis, you can...

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