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Medicare Advantage Policy Manual
TOPIC: Ventricular Assist Devices and Total Artificial Hearts
Section: Medicare Manual – Surgery
Approval Date: December 2016
Policy No: M-SUR52
Published Date: 01/01/2017
IMPORTANT REMINDER: The health plan’s Medicare Advantage Medical Policies are
developed to provide guidance for members and providers regarding coverage in accordance
with the member Evidence of Coverage (EOC) booklet. Benefit determinations are based in all
cases on any applicable EOC language and any applicable CMS policy. To the extent there
may be any conflict, applicable EOC language or applicable CMS policy take precedence over
the health plan’s Medicare Advantage Medical Policy.
Associated Clinical Documentation:
It is critical that the list of information below is submitted for review to determine if the policy
criteria are met. If any of these items are not submitted, it could impact our review and
decision outcome:
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History and Physical documenting indications for procedure and device;
Type of therapy (bridge-to-transplant [BTT], destination therapy [DT], or postcardiotomy for VADs);
For artificial hearts: The names of the device and Coverage with Evidence
Development (CED) study;
For VADs: Name of device to be used, date of open heart surgery (if applicable),
facility where the procedure will be performed, documentation of stage of chronic heart
failure, failed optimal medical management, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF),
and documentation of demonstrated functional limitation with a peak oxygen
consumption of ≤ 14 ml/kg/min (see NCD for exceptions to this requirement).
MEDICARE MEDICAL POLICY CRITERIA
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MEDICARE MEDICAL POLICY CRITERIA
CMS Coverage Manuals
None
National Coverage
Determinations (NCD)
For artificial hearts:
 Artificial Hearts and Related Devices (20.9)
For Medicare-approved artificial heart bridge-to-transplant
(BTT) and destination therapy (DT) CED studies, see CMS
Website.
Note: If the procedure is rendered as part of a Category A
IDE study, the device itself is non-covered.(2)
For ventricular assist devices (VADs) (for implantable
aortic counterpulsation ventricular assist systems, see the
LCD row below):
 Ventricular Assist Devices (20.9.1)
For Medicare-approved VAD destination therapy facilities,
see CMS Website.
Noridian Healthcare Solutions
(Noridian) Local Coverage
Determinations (LCD) and
Articles (LCA)
For insertion of percutaneous ventricular assist
devices (CPT codes 33990 and 33991):
 Percutaneous Endovascular Cardiac Assist
Procedures and Devices (A52967)
For implantable aortic counterpulsation ventricular
assist systems (Category III CPT codes 0451T-0463T):
 Non-Covered Services (L35008)
**Scroll to the “Public Version(s)” section at the bottom of
the LCD for links to prior versions if necessary.
REFERENCES
1. Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 32 – Billing Requirements for Special
Services, §320 - Artificial Hearts and Related Devices
2. Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4 – Benefits and Beneficiary Protections,
§10.7.2 – Payment for Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Studies
3. Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 32 – Billing Requirements for Special
Services, §320.3 – Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)
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CROSS REFERENCES
Surgical Ventricular Restoration, Surgery, Policy No. M-149
Heart Transplants, Transplant, Policy No. M-02
Heart/Lung Transplants, Transplant, Policy No. M-03
CODES NUMBER DESCRIPTION
Note: There is no specific code for reporting prolonged extracorporeal percutaneous
transseptal ventricular assist device; the appropriate code for reporting this procedure is
33999.
CPT
33975
Insertion of ventricular assist device; extracorporeal, single ventricle
33976
33977
Insertion of ventricular assist device; extracorporeal, biventricular
Removal of ventricular assist device; extracorporeal, single ventricle
33978
Removal of ventricular assist device; extracorporeal, biventricular
33979
Insertion of ventricular assist device, implantable intracorporeal,
single ventricle
Removal of ventricular assist device, implantable intracorporeal,
single ventricular
33980
33981
33982
Replacement of extracorporeal ventricular assist device, single or
biventricular, pump(s), single or each pump
Replacement of ventricular assist device pump(s); implantable
intracorporeal, single ventricle, without cardiopulmonary bypass
33983
Replacement of ventricular assist device pump(s); implantable
intracorporeal, single ventricle, with cardiopulmonary bypass
33990
Insertion of ventricular assist device, percutaneous including
radiological supervision and interpretation; arterial access only
33991
Insertion of ventricular assist device, percutaneous including
radiological supervision and interpretation; both arterial and venous
access, with transseptal puncture
33992
Removal of percutaneous ventricular assist device at separate and
distinct session from insertion
Repositioning of percutaneous ventricular assist device with imaging
guidance at separate and distinct session from insertion
33993
0051T
Implantation of a total replacement heart system (artificial heart) with
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CODES NUMBER DESCRIPTION
recipient cardiectomy
0052T
0053T
Replacement or repair of thoracic unit of a total replacement heart
system (artificial heart)
Replacement or repair of implantable component or components of
total replacement heart system (artificial heart) excluding thoracic
unit
0451T
Insertion or replacement of a permanently implantable aortic
counterpulsation ventricular assist system, endovascular approach,
and programming of sensing and therapeutic parameters; complete
system (counterpulsation device, vascular graft, implantable
vascular hemostatic seal, mechano-electrical skin interface and
subcutaneous electrodes)
0452T
0453T
; aortic counterpulsation device and vascular hemostatic seal
; mechano-electrical skin interface
0454T
0455T
; subcutaneous electrode
Removal of permanently implantable aortic counterpulsation
ventricular assist system; complete system (aortic counterpulsation
device, vascular hemostatic seal, mechano-electrical skin interface
and electrodes)
0456T
0457T
; aortic counterpulsation device and vascular hemostatic seal
; mechano-electrical skin interface
0458T
; subcutaneous electrode
0459T
Relocation of skin pocket with replacement of implanted aortic
counterpulsation ventricular assist device, mechano- electrical skin
interface and electrodes
0460T
Repositioning of previously implanted aortic counterpulsation
ventricular assist device; subcutaneous electrode
; aortic counterpulsation device
0461T
0462T
Programming device evaluation (in person) with iterative adjustment
of the implantable mechano-electrical skin interface and/or external
driver to test the function of the device and select optimal permanent
programmed values with analysis, including review and report,
implantable aortic counterpulsation ventricular assist system, per
day
0463T
Interrogation device evaluation (in person) with analysis, review and
report, includes connection, recording and disconnection per patient
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CODES NUMBER DESCRIPTION
encounter, implantable aortic counterpulsation ventricular assist
system, per day
HCPCS
Q0478Q0509
Ventricular assist device accessories, code range
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