Dr. wong has diagnosed jim johnson with a clot in the pericardial space. to remove the clot, a midline sternotomy was performed; the pericardium was incised; and the clot was removed. the procedure recorded on the operative report was pericardiotomy. the appropriate code to report this procedure is

a)33015
b)33020
c)33030
d)33025

option B - 33020

Explanation:

Pericardiotomy (Code 33020) is the surgical removal of all or part of the pericardium.

To remove the CLOT (foreign body), part of the middle portion of the pericardium will be incised.

The appropriate code to report this procedure is 33020

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