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CardioMems in AAA Sac

Date: Jan 19, 2019

Question:

Since there is a new code for 2019 for placement of a CardioMems device (33289) in the pulmonary artery, what code will we now use when the device is placed inside an aneurysm sac for monitoring? Would it be unlisted code 93799?

Question ID : 11922
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