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Impella Removal

Date: Mar 15, 2018

Question:

When my surgeons remove an Impella, they expose the femoral artery to remove it and then suture the artery. Due to NCCI edits, would this be bundled into the removal code? When would it be appropriate to report the repair code with an Impella removal?

Question ID : 10492
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