AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 6 (June)
Surgery: Cardiovascular System (Q&A) (June 2018)
June 2018 page 11b Surgery: Cardiovascular System Question: CPT codes 33320-33335 should be reported for the repair of the aorta or great vessels. Which vessels are considered "great vessels" in that context? Answer: For CPT coding purposes, the "great vessels" indicated in codes 33320, Suture repair of aorta or great vessels; without shunt or cardiopulmonary bypass; 33321, Suture repair of aorta or great vessels; with shunt bypass; 33322, Suture repair of aorta or great vessels; with cardiopulmonary bypass; 33330, Insertion of graft, aorta or great vessels; without shunt, or cardiopulmonary bypass; and 33335, Insertion of graft, aorta or great...
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