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Find Codes for Anesthesia Servies During Bypass Surgery

Published on Fri Nov 21, 2025

Question: One of the anesthesiologists I work with began a cardiopulmonary bypass case without the pump oxygenator and completed one arterial graft. Then they switched to on-pump to complete additional grafts. What is the correct way to code this? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: Heart procedures can be complex, and while it is hard to accurately code without being able to [...]
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