2025 CPT code 35276
Effective Date: N/A Surgery - Cardiovascular System Feed
Repair of an intrathoracic blood vessel using a non-venous graft without cardiopulmonary bypass.
Modifiers may be applicable to this code to indicate specific circumstances, such as increased procedural services (22), bilateral procedures (50), or reduced services (52). Refer to current CPT coding guidelines for proper modifier usage.
Medical necessity for this procedure must be documented based on the presence of a damaged or diseased intrathoracic blood vessel requiring surgical repair.
In simple words: The surgeon repairs a damaged blood vessel inside the chest using a synthetic graft, without using a heart-lung machine.
Repair of an intrathoracic blood vessel with a graft other than a vein graft, performed without cardiopulmonary bypass.
Example 1: A patient with a damaged aorta due to trauma requires repair. The surgeon accesses the aorta through a chest incision and repairs the vessel using a synthetic graft without employing cardiopulmonary bypass., A patient with an aneurysm in the innominate artery undergoes surgical repair. The surgeon performs the procedure through a sternotomy and uses a Dacron graft to repair the aneurysm without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass., A patient with a coarctation of the descending thoracic aorta requires surgical intervention. The surgeon repairs the coarctation using a prosthetic graft without using a heart-lung machine.
Operative report detailing the procedure, including the location and type of vessel repaired, the type of graft used, and the absence of cardiopulmonary bypass. Preoperative imaging studies, such as CT or MRI, confirming the diagnosis and the need for surgical intervention.
- Specialties:Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital