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I am crossing every finger and toe that someone else has already billed this procedure because I have searched far and wide and am coming up w nothing...
Since the new valve is being created from harvested pericardium, I'm leaning towards 33406 but does that code also take into account the work put into harvesting/prepping the tissue? The only tissue graft code that seems appropriate would be 20926. Would the unlisted cardiac code be more appropriate? So many questions, not so many options...
Andrea Tomerlin Williams
HIM Coder II
Children’s Hospital of San Antonio
Since the new valve is being created from harvested pericardium, I'm leaning towards 33406 but does that code also take into account the work put into harvesting/prepping the tissue? The only tissue graft code that seems appropriate would be 20926. Would the unlisted cardiac code be more appropriate? So many questions, not so many options...
Andrea Tomerlin Williams
HIM Coder II
Children’s Hospital of San Antonio