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Alcohol Septal Ablation During TAVR

Date: Feb 18, 2022

Question:

An alcohol septal ablation was performed same session as TAVR for septal debulking in order to give some room for a possible TMVR with a valve in MAC/Lampoon (off-label) at a later date. Is this billable? If so, what is your recommended CPT and ICD-10 coding? Severe global LVH causing small ventricular cavity, severe LF LG aortic stenosis, severe mitral regurgitation with severe MAC, and severe pulmonary hypertension.

Question ID : 16329
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