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    Wiki Cardiopulmonary Bypass CPT Code

    We are having an internal battle on what codes you can use for a cardiopulmonary bypass that was done after a valve replacement. The patient was experiencing increased bleeding from the chest tubes with signs of cardiac tamponade so they were brought back to the OR. The two codes I came up with...
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    Wiki Please help- Mitral valve repair converted to Mitral valve replacement (33430 & 33425)

    Hi all, How would you code a MEDI-CAL claim for a Mitral valve repair that was converted to a Mitral valve replacement? I just wanted to know which of the two would be primary and the correct modifiers to append. Thank you! :) 33430-AG, 22 33425-51,52,59 OR 33425-AG,52 33430-22,51,59
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    Wiki Pericardial Window/Pleural Effusion & Aortic Exploration - Surgery stopped mod

    Hi - I am fairly new to some Cardio-Thoracic procedures- 2 part question- Is the Aortic exploration included in the primary procedure (Pericardial Window); and do I use a modifier 52 or 53 in this case as the provider stopped the procedure due to the patient's High Risk of continue surgery...
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