STB CICU Collection Guide: Difference between revisions
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*TEVAR Thoracic Endovascular aortic repair. I use the appropriate aneurysm repair code and then code peripheral angiogram to indicate this was done in the angio suite percutaneously and not in the OR through a sternotomy. | *TEVAR Thoracic Endovascular aortic repair. I use the appropriate aneurysm repair code and then code peripheral angiogram to indicate this was done in the angio suite percutaneously and not in the OR through a sternotomy. | ||
still code as coming from OR. | still code as coming from OR. | ||
**TAVI Transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Minimally invasive, done through large vessel or small incision in chest. I code AVR then either peripheral angiogram or thoracotomy depending which approach they use. | **TAVI Transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Minimally invasive, done through large vessel or small incision in chest. I code AVR then either peripheral angiogram or thoracotomy depending which approach they use. Then code aortic stenosis or insuffiency. | ||
***Bentall Procedure This is a combination of aortic valve and or aortic root replacement and ascending aorta replacement.If they replace the root they will reimplant the coronary buttons. I code AVR and TAA for this. | ***Bentall Procedure This is a combination of aortic valve and or aortic root replacement and ascending aorta replacement.If they replace the root they will reimplant the coronary buttons. I code AVR and TAA for this. | ||