Dr. Geoffrey Answini

CPT Codes:

• 33405: Replacement, aortic valve, open, with cardiopulmonary bypass; with prosthetic valve other than homograft or stentless valve
• 33390: Valvuloplasty, aortic valve, open, with cardiopulmonary bypass; simple (ie, valvotomy, debridement, debulking, and/or simple commissural resuspension)
• 0646T: Transcatheter tricuspid valve implantation (TTVI)/replacement with prosthetic valve, percutaneous approach, including right heart catheterization, temporary pacemaker insertion, and selective right ventricular or right atrial angiography, when performed
• 33413: Replacement, aortic valve; by translocation of autologous pulmonary valve with allograft replacement of pulmonary valve (Ross procedure)

CPT Codes:

• 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
• 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)
• 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)
• 33641: Repair atrial septal defect, secundum, with cardiopulmonary bypass, with or without patch

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
• 33510: Coronary artery bypass, vein only; single coronary venous graft

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:

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

CPT Codes:

• 33979: Insertion of ventricular assist device, implantable intracorporeal, single ventricle

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

CPT Codes:

• 33859: Ascending aorta graft, with cardiopulmonary bypass, includes valve suspension, when performed; for aortic disease other than dissection (eg, aneurysm)

CPT Codes:

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

CPT Codes:

• 33464: Valvuloplasty, tricuspid valve; with ring insertion
• 33391: Valvuloplasty, aortic valve, open, with cardiopulmonary bypass; complex (eg, leaflet extension, leaflet resection, leaflet reconstruction, or annuloplasty)
• 33463: Valvuloplasty, tricuspid valve; without ring insertion

CPT Codes:

• 34713: Percutaneous access and closure of femoral artery for delivery of endograft through a large sheath (12 French or larger), including ultrasound guidance, when performed, unilateral (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

CPT Codes:

• 33411: Replacement, aortic valve; with aortic annulus enlargement, noncoronary sinus

CPT Codes:

• 34705: Endovascular repair of infrarenal aorta and/or iliac artery(ies) by deployment of an aorto-bi-iliac endograft including pre-procedure sizing and device selection, all nonselective catheterization(s), all associated radiological supervision and interpretation, all endograft extension(s) placed in the aorta from the level of the renal arteries to the iliac bifurcation, and all angioplasty/stenting performed from the level of the renal arteries to the iliac bifurcation; for other than rupture (eg, for aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, dissection, penetrating ulcer)

CPT Codes:

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

CPT Codes:

• 35301: Thromboendarterectomy, including patch graft, if performed; carotid, vertebral, subclavian, by neck incision

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:

• 33863: Ascending aorta graft, with cardiopulmonary bypass, with aortic root replacement using valved conduit and coronary reconstruction (eg, Bentall)

CPT Codes:

• 33995: Insertion of ventricular assist device, percutaneous, including radiological supervision and interpretation; right heart, venous access only

CPT Codes:

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

CPT Codes:

• 33881: Endovascular repair of descending thoracic aorta (eg, aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, dissection, penetrating ulcer, intramural hematoma, or traumatic disruption); not involving coverage of left subclavian artery origin, initial endoprosthesis plus descending thoracic aortic extension(s), if required, to level of celiac artery origin