AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-PCS Procedure Codes, Section 6 - Extracorporeal Therapies

Donor Organ Perfusion

New codes describing perfusion of circulatory donor organ, perfusion of respiratory system donor organ, perfusion of hepatobiliary system and pancreas donor organ, and perfusion of urinary system donor organ have been created under “Perfusion of Physiologic Systems.” These new codes identify an adjunct procedure in which marginal organs, initially judged unacceptable for transplant, are extensively perfused to remove waste products and then they are physiologically assessed for several hours for acceptable function. This enables some organs to ultimately be used for transplant. The procedure is sometimes referred to as the XVIVO perfusion, after the name of the...

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