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Official Description

Prolonged extracorporeal percutaneous transseptal ventricular assist device, greater than 24 hours, each subsequent 24 hour period (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

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Short Descr EXTERNAL CIRCULATION ASSIST
Medium Descr EXTERNAL CIRCULATION ASSIST
Long Descr PROLNG XTRCORP PRQ T-SEPTAL VENTR DEV 24HR
APC Status Indicator Inpatient Procedures, not paid under OPPS
Type of Service (TOS) 2 - Surgery
Berenson-Eggers TOS (BETOS) none
MUE Not applicable/unspecified.
CCS Clinical Classification 50 - Extracorporeal circulation auxiliary to open heart procedures
Date
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2009-01-01 Deleted -
2004-01-01 Added Code added.
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