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Wiki VAD management
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FTessaBartels
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I thought I had answered a question on this previously.
There is no CPT 33691. CPT 33961 is specifically for ECMO and covers monitoring for a 24-hour period. I do not believe you can use this for VAD.
Monitoring of VAD would probably fall under Critical Care 99291-99292.
However, the best place to ask this question might be in the Cardiovascular forum. You'll find coders with that specific expertise there.
Hope that helps.
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC
I thought I had answered a question on this previously.
There is no CPT 33691. CPT 33961 is specifically for ECMO and covers monitoring for a 24-hour period. I do not believe you can use this for VAD.
Monitoring of VAD would probably fall under Critical Care 99291-99292.
However, the best place to ask this question might be in the Cardiovascular forum. You'll find coders with that specific expertise there.
Hope that helps.
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC
Thank you!