Dr. Yuji Kaku, MD

CPT Codes:

• 33949: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)/extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; daily management, each day, veno-arterial
• 33947: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)/extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; initiation, veno-arterial
• 33954: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)/extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; insertion of peripheral (arterial and/or venous) cannula(e), open, 6 years and older

CPT Codes:

• 33992: Removal of percutaneous left heart ventricular assist device, arterial or arterial and venous cannula(s), at separate and distinct session from insertion
• 33968: Removal of intra-aortic balloon assist device, percutaneous
• 33977: Removal of ventricular assist device; extracorporeal, single ventricle
• 33980: Removal of ventricular assist device, implantable intracorporeal, single ventricle

CPT Codes:

• 33534: Coronary artery bypass, using arterial graft(s); 2 coronary arterial grafts
• 33641: Repair atrial septal defect, secundum, with cardiopulmonary bypass, with or without patch
• 33530: Reoperation, coronary artery bypass procedure or valve procedure, more than 1 month after original operation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
• 33025: Creation of pericardial window or partial resection for drainage
• 33268: Exclusion of left atrial appendage, open, performed at the time of other sternotomy or thoracotomy procedure(s), any method (eg, excision, isolation via stapling, oversewing, ligation, plication, clip) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

CPT Codes:

• 34716: Open axillary/subclavian artery exposure with creation of conduit for delivery of endovascular prosthesis or for establishment of cardiopulmonary bypass, by infraclavicular or supraclavicular incision, unilateral (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

CPT Codes:

• 33508: Endoscopy, surgical, including video-assisted harvest of vein(s) for coronary artery bypass procedure (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

CPT Codes:

• 33990: Insertion of ventricular assist device, percutaneous, including radiological supervision and interpretation; left heart, arterial access only

CPT Codes:

• 33984: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)/extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; removal of peripheral (arterial and/or venous) cannula(e), open, 6 years and older
• 33986: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)/extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; removal of central cannula(e) by sternotomy or thoracotomy, 6 years and older

CPT Codes:

• 33518: Coronary artery bypass, using venous graft(s) and arterial graft(s); 2 venous grafts (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
• 33517: Coronary artery bypass, using venous graft(s) and arterial graft(s); single vein graft (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

CPT Codes:

• 33533: Coronary artery bypass, using arterial graft(s); single arterial graft

CPT Codes:

• 33945: Heart transplant, with or without recipient cardiectomy

CPT Codes:

• 33944: Backbench standard preparation of cadaver donor heart allograft prior to transplantation, including dissection of allograft from surrounding soft tissues to prepare aorta, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, pulmonary artery, and left atrium for implantation

CPT Codes:

• 33430: Replacement, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass
• 33361: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR/TAVI) with prosthetic valve; percutaneous femoral artery approach

CPT Codes:

• 33241: Removal of implantable defibrillator pulse generator only

CPT Codes:

• 35820: Exploration for postoperative hemorrhage, thrombosis or infection; chest

CPT Codes:

• 33979: Insertion of ventricular assist device, implantable intracorporeal, single ventricle
• 33976: Insertion of ventricular assist device; extracorporeal, biventricular

CPT Codes:

• 33405: Replacement, aortic valve, open, with cardiopulmonary bypass; with prosthetic valve other than homograft or stentless valve

CPT Codes:

• 33243: Removal of single or dual chamber implantable defibrillator electrode(s); by thoracotomy

CPT Codes:

• 33975: Insertion of ventricular assist device; extracorporeal, single ventricle

CPT Codes:

• 33966: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)/extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; removal of peripheral (arterial and/or venous) cannula(e), percutaneous, 6 years and older

CPT Codes:

• 35860: Exploration for postoperative hemorrhage, thrombosis or infection; extremity

CPT Codes:

• 33202: Insertion of epicardial electrode(s); open incision (eg, thoracotomy, median sternotomy, subxiphoid approach)

CPT Codes:

• 33866: Aortic hemiarch graft including isolation and control of the arch vessels, beveled open distal aortic anastomosis extending under one or more of the arch vessels, and total circulatory arrest or isolated cerebral perfusion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

CPT Codes:

• 33988: Insertion of left heart vent by thoracic incision (eg, sternotomy, thoracotomy) for ECMO/ECLS

CPT Codes:

• 33956: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)/extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; insertion of central cannula(e) by sternotomy or thoracotomy, 6 years and older