Pediatric Single-Ventricle Norwood & Glenn Scrubber
Multi-stage palliative surgical reconstruction for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and single ventricle anomalies represents one of medicine’s highest-acuity pathways. Yet congenital cardiothoracic surgical programs routinely lose tens of thousands of dollars to global period clawbacks, branch pulmonary artery patch angioplasty bundling (+33688), and unlinked delayed sternal closure (+33530). Scrub and defend your multi-stage single-ventricle claims.
Pediatric Single-Ventricle Norwood & Glenn Scrubber
Eliminate multi-thousand dollar global period clawbacks on staged palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Defend Norwood arch reconstruction (33619), Sano shunts (33766), pulmonary artery angioplasty (+33688), and delayed sternal closure (+33530).
1. Palliative Reconstructive Stage
Primary Procedural CPT
33619
Base Surgical Allowable
$6,800
2. Concomitant Reconstructions & ICU Care
Gross Clean Allowed
$14,200
Includes primary repair & add-ons
Revenue At Risk
$1,580
Vulnerable to global fee clawbacks
Single-Ventricle Coding Ledger
5 Billable CodesPrimary reconstructive repair for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) with pulmonary homograft arch augmentation under hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Right ventriculotomy with non-valved Gore-Tex conduit to confluence of branch pulmonary arteries.
Extensive longitudinal patch arterioplasty of LPA/RPA beyond the confluence. Exempt from Modifier -51.
Planned staged closure 48-72h postoperatively following mediastinal decompression for neonatal myocardial edema.
Central cannulation of aortic root and right atrium with circuit transition for failure to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass.
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