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Dr. Joseph Cleveland, MD

Aurora, CO

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Cleveland, Thoracic Surgeon in Aurora, CO?

    Dr. Joseph Cleveland, MD is a Thoracic Surgeon, who primarily practices in Aurora, CO with 1 additional practice location. Dr. Cleveland graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine and completed his residency at University of Colorado Program A. Dr. Cleveland is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Cleveland’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Cleveland’s office at (720) 848-0000.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Cleveland?

    Dr. Joseph Cleveland, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Thoracic Surgeon known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Cleveland empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Coronary Artery Surgery, Heart Valve Surgery-Mitral, Transplant-Heart & Lung, Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Aurora/CO community, Dr. Cleveland is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

    Where did Dr. Cleveland go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Residency: University of Colorado Program A

    • Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

    What languages does Dr. Cleveland speak?

    Dr. Cleveland and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    What conditions does Dr. Cleveland treat?

    As a Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. Cleveland diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Cleveland. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Narrowed Aortic Valve
    • Leaky Mitral Valve
    • Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
    • Aortic Valve Disorder
    • Aortic Valve Insufficiency
    • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
    • Narrowed Mitral Valve
    • Rheumatic Mitral Valve Narrowing
    • Heart Valve Disease
    • Streptococcal Infection
    • Aortic Valve Stenosis
    • Tight Aortic Valve
    • Mitral Valve Insufficiency
    • Mitral Regurgitation
    • Rheumatic Mitral Valvulopathy
    • Mitral Valve Problems from Rheumatic Fever
    • Rheumatic Heart Valve Disorder
    • Aortic Valve Disease
    • Aortic Valve Problem
    • Leaky aortic valve
    • Aortic regurgitation
    • Leaky tricuspid valve
    • Tricuspid regurgitation
    • Mitral Valve Stenosis
    • Tight Mitral Valve
    • Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
    • Narrowed Mitral Valve from Rheumatic Fever
    • Chronic Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I350: Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) stenosis
    • I340: Nonrheumatic mitral (valve) insufficiency
    • I059: Rheumatic mitral valve disease, unspecified
    • I359: Nonrheumatic aortic valve disorder, unspecified
    • I351: Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) insufficiency
    • I361: Nonrheumatic tricuspid (valve) insufficiency
    • I342: Nonrheumatic mitral (valve) stenosis
    • I050: Rheumatic mitral stenosis

    Also known as:

    • Hardening of the Arteries in the Heart without Chest Pain
    • Coronary Artery Disease with Angina
    • Unstable Angina
    • Atherosclerosis
    • Coronary Artery Disease
    • Silent Coronary Artery Disease
    • Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis
    • Atherosclerotic Heart Disease with Angina
    • Chest Pain from Heart Disease
    • Angina Pectoris
    • Unstable Chest Pain
    • Acute Coronary Syndrome
    • Atherosclerotic Heart Disease with Unstable Angina

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I2510: Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris
    • I25118: Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with other forms of angina pectoris
    • I25110: Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with unstable angina pectoris

    Also known as:

    • Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    • Cardiomyopathy
    • HCM (Obstructive)
    • Thickened Heart Muscle with Obstruction
    • HCM
    • Thickened Heart Muscle

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I421: Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
    • I422: Other hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Also known as:

    • Circulatory System Surgery Aftercare
    • After Surgery
    • Post-cardiac surgery care
    • Vascular surgery aftercare
    • Heart surgery recovery

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z48812: Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory system

    Also known as:

    • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
    • CABG
    • Heart Bypass Graft
    • Bypass Surgery Graft

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z951: Presence of aortocoronary bypass graft

    Also known as:

    • Having a Prosthetic Heart Valve
    • Heart Valve Disease
    • Artificial heart valve
    • Mechanical heart valve
    • Bioprosthetic valve

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z952: Presence of prosthetic heart valve

    Also known as:

    • Other Pre-Procedure Examination
    • Various pre-op checks
    • Miscellaneous pre-surgery exams
    • Other pre-treatment assessments

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z01818: Encounter for other preprocedural examination

    Also known as:

    • Rheumatic Mitral and Aortic Valve Disease
    • Heart Valve Disease
    • Streptococcal Infection
    • Multiple Rheumatic Heart Valve Disease
    • Rheumatic Fever Affecting Heart Valves

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I080: Rheumatic disorders of both mitral and aortic valves

    Also known as:

    • Systolic Heart Failure
    • Heart Failure
    • Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
    • HFrEF
    • Pumping Heart Failure

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I5020: Unspecified systolic (congestive) heart failure

    What procedures does Dr. Cleveland perform?

    As a Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. Cleveland performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Cleveland. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
    • Mitral Valve Replacement with Heart-Lung Machine
    • TAVI
    • Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement
    • Transfemoral Aortic Valve Replacement
    • Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery
    • Open Mitral Valve Replacement
    • Mitral Valve Surgery with Bypass
    • Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement

    CPT Codes:

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

    Also known as:

    • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) with 2 Vein Grafts
    • Endoscopic Arm Artery Harvest for Bypass
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
    • Heart Bypass Surgery
    • CABG Surgery
    • Open Heart Bypass
    • CABG surgery
    • Heart bypass with vein grafts
    • Coronary revascularization
    • Endoscopic Artery Harvest
    • Upper Extremity Artery Procurement
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Harvest
    • Minimally Invasive Artery Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 33517: Coronary artery bypass, using venous graft(s) and arterial graft(s); single vein graft (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
    • 33518: Coronary artery bypass, using venous graft(s) and arterial graft(s); 2 venous grafts (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
    • 33509: Harvest of upper extremity artery, 1 segment, for coronary artery bypass procedure, endoscopic

    Also known as:

    • Heart Muscle Thickening Surgery
    • Repeat Heart Bypass or Valve Surgery
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
    • Extensive Heart Atria Repair (Maze Procedure)
    • Left Atrial Appendage Closure (Open Heart)
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
    • Septal Myectomy
    • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Surgery
    • Heart Ventricle Muscle Removal
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Reoperation
    • Heart Valve Reoperation
    • Second Heart Surgery
    • CABG Surgery
    • Heart Bypass Surgery
    • Artery Bypass Graft
    • Open Heart Surgery
    • Maze Procedure
    • Atrial Ablation and Reconstruction
    • Complex Atrial Surgery with Bypass
    • LAA Exclusion Surgery
    • Left Atrial Appendage Ligation
    • Open Heart LAA Closure

    CPT Codes:

    • 33416: Ventriculomyotomy (-myectomy) for idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (eg, asymmetric septal hypertrophy)
    • 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)
    • 33534: Coronary artery bypass, using arterial graft(s); 2 coronary arterial grafts
    • 33259: Operative tissue ablation and reconstruction of atria, performed at the time of other cardiac procedure(s), extensive (eg, maze procedure), with cardiopulmonary bypass (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
    • 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)

    Also known as:

    • Endoscopic Vein Harvest for Bypass
    • Endoscopy
    • Video-Assisted Vein Harvest
    • Minimally Invasive Vein Removal
    • Endoscopic Saphenous Vein Harvest
    • Vein Harvesting for CABG

    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)

    Also known as:

    • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
    • Heart bypass surgery
    • CABG surgery
    • Arterial bypass graft

    CPT Codes:

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

    Also known as:

    • Radical Mitral Heart Valve Reconstruction (Open Surgery)
    • Mitral Valve Repair with Ring (Open Heart)
    • Tricuspid Valve Repair with Ring
    • Open Mitral Valvuloplasty
    • Mitral Valve Repair with Bypass
    • Complex Mitral Valve Reconstruction
    • Heart Valve Ring Repair
    • Mitral Valvuloplasty
    • Open Heart Mitral Valve Repair
    • Heart Valve Ring Placement
    • Tricuspid valvuloplasty with ring
    • Tricuspid valve annuloplasty
    • Heart valve repair surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 33427: Valvuloplasty, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass; radical reconstruction, with or without ring
    • 33426: Valvuloplasty, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass; with prosthetic ring
    • 33464: Valvuloplasty, tricuspid valve; with ring insertion

    Also known as:

    • Open Aortic Valve Replacement (Prosthetic Valve)
    • Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
    • Open Heart Aortic Valve Surgery
    • Prosthetic Aortic Valve Implantation

    CPT Codes:

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

    Also known as:

    • ECMO Cannula Insertion (Peripheral)
    • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
    • ECLS Cannula Placement
    • Life Support Cannula

    CPT Codes:

    • 33952: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)/extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; insertion of peripheral (arterial and/or venous) cannula(e), percutaneous, 6 years and older (includes fluoroscopic guidance, when performed)

    Does Dr. Cleveland accept my insurance?

    Dr. Cleveland accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (720) 848-0000 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Cleveland accept in Aurora, CO?

    Dr. Cleveland in Aurora, CO accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • American Maritime Officer (AMO)

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Department of Defense / Tricare

    • Elevance Health Inc. (formerly Anthem)

    • Gila River Health Care Corporation

    • Medicare

    • Mutual of Omaha

    • State of Tennessee

    • Sterling Jewelers

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Cleveland's office located?

    Dr. Joseph Cleveland's Primary Practice

    12605 E 16th Ave

    Aurora, CO 80045

    (720) 848-0000

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    Dr. Joseph Cleveland's Practice 2

    1635 Aurora Ct

    Aurora, CO 80045

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    What is Dr. Cleveland's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Cleveland's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1801980131.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Cleveland?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Cleveland

    What is Dr. Joseph Cleveland's specialty?

    Dr. Cleveland is a Thoracic Surgeon near Aurora, CO. A thoracic surgeon is a healthcare expert with specialization in the surgical, perioperative, and critical care of patients with conditions affecting the chest. Their expertise encompasses the surgical treatment of coronary artery disease, lung, esophageal, and chest wall cancers, tracheal abnormalities, and issues with the great vessels and heart valves. They also address congenital anomalies, mediastinal tumors, and diaphragm diseases. Additionally, thoracic surgeons manage airway issues and chest injuries as part of their medical specialty. Contact Dr. Cleveland to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Joseph Cleveland affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Cleveland is affiliated with UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Joseph Cleveland accepting new patients in Aurora, CO?

    Yes, Dr. Joseph Cleveland is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Joseph Cleveland offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Cleveland's office at (720) 848-0000 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Joseph Cleveland?

    Please contact Dr. Cleveland's office at (720) 848-0000 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

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