AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1996 Fourth Quarter; VOLUME THREE NEW/REVISED CODES

Transplantation of Islets of Langerhans Cells

Previous to October 1, 1996, there was no specific code to identify the transplantation of pancreatic islet cells. New codes have been created to report this procedure. Transplantation of pancreatic islet cells is performed to prevent the diabetic state caused by total pancreatectomy. In this instance, the patient's own islet cells are transplanted back (autotransplantation) into the patient. Transplantation may also be performed to alleviate type I diabetes mellitus. In this circumstance, islet cells are obtained from a cadaveric pancreas donor and transplanted into a diabetic patient (allotransplantation). In an autotransplantation the patient's entire pancreas is removed; whereas in...

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