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Aortic root replacement, cut down and LAA

Date: Dec 20, 2019

Question:

If the following procedures listed below were performed during the same operative session, would the LAA be considered bundled with the aortic root replacement? Also, how would you code this scenario? 1) Aortic root replacement with 27 mm freestyle with ascending aortic aneurysm repair with 26 mm tube graft. 2) Right femoral artery cutdown for arterial cannulation. 3) Ligation of left atrial appendage with Atriclip. 

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