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Minimally Invasive Off Pump CABG-- Any Update to Answer on Question 11045?
Question:
Question 11045 was answered in 2018, and I'm wondering if the direction is still the same. We found code S2205 but previously you've recommended using the "normal" CABG codes if done minimally invasive or with robotics. S2205 is not accepted by Medicare, but would commercial payers accept it? We would need to price the code. Would we compare it to the normal CABG codes for pricing purposes?
PROCEDURE:
1. Minimally invasive MICS CABG (minimally invasive off pump coronary artery bypass grafting).
2. Left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery with vein interposition.
3. Left greater saphenous vein harvest via open incision.
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