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Bentall plus aortic root replacement for a dissection
Date: Mar 11, 2024
Question:
When a Bentall is performed, does this include an aortic root replacement?
"The tear originated in the arch and extended between innominate and left carotid artery. The tear was completely resected, and a hemiarch was performed using a 23 mm x On-X valve conduit. Distal anastomosis was sewn using 4-0 prolene using double layers of felt pledgets. The root was reconstructed using interrupted 2-0 ethibond sutures, and coronary reimplantation was performed using 6-0 prolene sutures."
Would this just be reported with code 33863, or would we also code an aortic graft?
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