37.65 Implant of single ventricular (extracorporeal) external heart assist system
Insertion of one device into one ventricle
Note: Device (outside the body but connected to heart) with external circulation and pump.
Note: Insertion or implantation of one external VAD for left or right heart support.
Includes open chest (sternotomy) procedure for cannulae attachments
Excludes:
implant of pulsation balloon (37.61)
implantation of total internal biventricular heart replacement system (37.52)
insertion of implantable heart assist system (37.66)
insertion of percutaneous external heart assist device (37.68)
insertion or implantation of two external VADs for simultaneous right and left heart support (37.60)
that without sternotomy (37.62)