Date: December 2002
Definition:
Undergoing heart surgery from medical necessity to replace or repair one or more heart valves. (The restriction "open" has been removed from the definition).
Date: September 2002
Definition:
Undergoing open heart surgery from medical necessity to replace or repair one or more heart valves
No change since July 2001
Date: April 2002
Definition:
Undergoing open heart surgery from medical necessity to replace or repair one or more heart valves
No change since July 2001