Summary & Overview
CPT 3351F: No Summary Available
CPT code 3351F currently has no published summary in the provided input. As a CPT code, 3351F represents a specific procedural or clinical item used in claims processing and national reporting; its presence matters because accurate identification of CPT codes is essential for standardized billing, quality measurement, and payment alignment across payers. For stakeholders—providers, billing professionals, and payers—correct code mapping supports claims adjudication, performance measurement, and compliance.
Key payers covered in this overview include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find a concise statement of the code presence, the available metadata, and an explanation of which fields lack information in the input. The publication outlines what benchmark and policy elements would normally be included when data are available, such as payer coverage patterns, common modifiers, and clinical context, and indicates that specific clinical description, site-of-service, associated taxonomies, ICD-10 mappings, and related codes are not present in the input. This national-level summary does not reference state-specific rules and is intended to orient readers to the code’s existence and the remaining information gaps that would be needed for billing, reporting, or policy analysis.
Billing Code Overview
CPT code 3351F — No Summary found for this code
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Clinical & Coding Specifications
Clinical Context
A typical patient is a 68-year-old male with progressive exertional angina and evidence of ischemia on stress testing. Coronary angiography demonstrates multivessel coronary artery disease with lesions amenable to surgical revascularization. The patient is scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with cardiopulmonary bypass in an inpatient hospital operating room. Preoperative evaluation includes cardiology clearance, informed consent, baseline labs, chest radiograph, and review of anti-platelet therapy. Intraoperative workflow involves median sternotomy, harvesting of graft conduits (commonly left internal mammary artery and saphenous vein), cardiopulmonary bypass initiation, cardioplegic arrest, distal and proximal anastomoses, weaning from bypass, hemostasis, chest tube placement, and transfer to the cardiovascular intensive care unit for postoperative monitoring and management.
Coding Specifications
| Modifier | Description | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
95 | Synchronous telemedicine service rendered via real-time interactive audio and video communication | Use when the service is provided via live telemedicine (note: typically not applicable to intraoperative surgical procedures) |
22 | Increased procedural services |