CPT^® 33508, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Heart and Pericardium

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 33508 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Heart and Pericardium.

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The provider employs surgical endoscopy to visualize structures surrounding the vein he harvests for a coronary artery bypass procedure.

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Saphenous vein harvest performed by Physician assistant during CABG

Additional question. I am noticing surgeons are doing CABGs with a PA harvesting the vein and another PA assisting on the case. How can this be billed? would the assisting PA for the case bill for th... [ Read More ]

Help coding CABG's

[QUOTE="mk2001, post: 506942, member: 77092"] 33533, 33519 & 33508,59 or XS modifier [/QUOTE] Thank you for your help.... [ Read More ]

Help coding CABG's

[QUOTE="mns_princess@yahoo.com, post: 506929, member: 623705"] Hello, I've taken over coding for Cardio/Thoracic and Vascular surgery a few months ago and I am still not confident that I am coding the... [ Read More ]

coding 33508 for EVH of SVG for CABG

[QUOTE="fhysong, post: 506662, member: 12197"] I have a question regarding the 33508 being added with the 33533 - 33536. when they are doing both an artery bypass and a vein bypass in the same operat... [ Read More ]

coding 33508 for EVH of SVG for CABG

I have a question regarding the 33508 being added with the 33533 - 33536. when they are doing both an artery bypass and a vein bypass in the same operative session using the endo harvest we are appen... [ Read More ]

50 modifier

[QUOTE="cradhika, post: 504805, member: 248496"] whether we can bill 50 modifier with CPT 33508 [/QUOTE] The Medicare physician fee schedule does not allow a bilateral modifier on this code. CMS also... [ Read More ]

50 modifier

[QUOTE="cradhika, post: 504805, member: 248496"] whether we can bill 50 modifier with CPT 33508 [/QUOTE] We have been billing bilateral as 33508,XU & 33508,XU,XS.... [ Read More ]

50 modifier

whether we can bill 50 modifier with CPT 33508... [ Read More ]

Aortic Root Repair, Aortic Valve Replacement

[QUOTE="ellis3350, post: 495881, member: 217994"] I'm kind of looking at 33863 since they ended up replacing the valve. I'm also looking at 34716,RT, 33511, 33979. I must be missing the IABP and he do... [ Read More ]

Aortic Root Repair, Aortic Valve Replacement

I'm kind of looking at 33863 since they ended up replacing the valve. I'm also looking at 34716,RT, 33511, 33979. I must be missing the IABP and he doesn't mention if the vein harvest was done endosco... [ Read More ]

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