Subsection Cardiac Assist, (33967-33993) include all of the following procedures except:

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Subsection Cardiac Assist (33967-33993) in medical coding includes procedures related to the insertion and replacement of ventricular assist devices, but it does not specifically include procedures for abdominal insertion of a ventricular assist device. This is because ventricular assist devices are typically inserted transthoracically or percutaneously, not abdominally.

Subsection Cardiac Assist, (33967-33993) Include All of the Following Procedures