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Valve in valve TAVR

Date: Apr 25, 2023

Question:

I am having trouble coding valve-in valve TAVRs, etc. I was trying to paste the report but too many letters. Procedure: Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a #26 Sapien 3 Resilia valve. Is there a good way to get better coding these cases? Does your cardiothoracic book help? My office usually uses CPT 33999, but I do not know why. I tried to post the report but it wasn't letting me.

Question ID : 18783
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