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33947 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ( ECMO)/ extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; initiation, veno-arterial.

CPT® Code 33949 - Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation or Extracorporeal Life Support Services and Procedures - Codify by AAPC.

ECMO stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The ECMO machine is similar to the heart-lung by-pass machine used in open-heart surgery. It pumps and oxygenates a patient's blood outside the body, allowing the heart and lungs to rest.

ECMO should only be performed by clinicians with training and experience in its initiation, maintenance, and discontinuation. During ECMO, blood is drained from the native vascular system, circulated outside the body by a mechanical pump, and reinfused into the circulation.

For Providers: Criteria for ECMO Refractory hypoxemic respiratory failure with a ratio of arterial oxygen tension to fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) of <100 mmHg despite optimization of the ventilator. Severe hypercapnic respiratory failure.

Code 5A1522G, Extracorporeal oxygenation, membrane, peripheral veno-arterial, is used for VA peripheral ECMO. VV ECMO involves two venous insertions, one in the upper veins and one in the lower veins.

ICD-10 code Z92. 81 for Personal history of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 33948 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation or Extracorporeal Life Support Services and Procedures.