STS/ACC TVT v3 Education-Sequence# 13468 - 13469 Aortic Valve Morphology and Ascending Aorta Size (Video 1:22)

Sequence# 13468 - 13469 Aortic Valve Morphology and Ascending Aorta Size (Video 1:22)

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Video Summary

In version 3.0, there are changes to the coding of aortic valve morphology. The target value now represents the value at birth and there are fewer options for selecting the morphology, focusing on the earliest known valve type. If a patient was born with a normal trileaflet valve and later diagnosed with fused leaflets, code it as tricuspid. Another new data element is sequence 13469, which checks if the size of the ascending aorta is documented in the medical record based on echocardiographic findings. Leave it blank and code sequence 13470 if the size is not documented.

Keywords

version 3.0

aortic valve morphology

tricuspid

data element

echocardiographic findings