Billing and Coding: Artificial Hearts and Percutaneous Endovascular Cardiac Assist Procedures and Devices (A59658) - R2 - September 30, 2024

Date Posted: July 31, 2025

This Billing and Coding article has been revised and published for notice under contract numbers: 02102 (AK), 02202 (ID), 02302 (OR), 02402 (WA), 03102 (AZ), 03202 (MT), 03302 (ND), 03402 (SD), 03502 (UT), and 03602 (WY).

Effective Date: September 30, 2024

Summary of Article Changes: Revision Effective Date: 09/30/2024

Due to ICD-10 Annual Update:

Under Group 2 ICD-10 Codes Q23.8 was deleted from Group 2

06/17/2025: At this time the 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

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Last Updated Jul 31 , 2025