tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2005 Issue 1

Prepare Now for Backbench Transplant Preparation Codes

CPT 2005 will include a host of codes for backbench preparation or reconstruction of donor organs. These new codes cover backbench standard preparation of cadaver donor lung, heart/lung or pancreas allograft prior to transplant. They also include backbench reconstruction of cadaver or living donor intestine or liver graft or allograft prior to transplantation. The codes include:44715 - Backbench standard preparation of cadaver or living donor intestine allograft prior to transplantation, including mobilization and fashioning of the superior mesenteric artery and vein44720 - Backbench reconstruction of cadaver or living donor intestine allograft prior to transplantation; venous anastomosis, each44721 - ... arterial...

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