icd 10 code for multiorgan transplant

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What is the ICD 10 code for organ transplant?

Transplant (ed) (status) Z94.9 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z94.9 Transplanted organ and tissue status, unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt. awaiting organ Z76.82. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z76.82. Awaiting organ transplant status.

What is the ICD 10 code for bone marrow transplant?

Bone marrow transplant status. Z94.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z94.81 became effective on October 1, 2020.

How do you code a transplant complication?

A transplant complication is only coded if the function of the transplanted organ is affected Malignancy of a transplanted organ should be coded as a transplant complication followed by the code C80.2, Malignant neoplasm associated with transplanted organ. An additional code for the specific malignancy should also be reported.

How do you code malignant neoplasm associated with a transplanted organ?

Malignancy of a transplanted organ should be coded as a transplant complication followed by the code C80.2, Malignant neoplasm associated with transplanted organ. An additional code for the specific malignancy should also be reported. Coronary atherosclerosis of a transplanted heart is not coded as a transplant complication

What is the code for a transplant complication?

Malignancy of a transplanted organ should be coded as a transplant complication followed by the code C80.2, Malignant neoplasm associated with transplanted organ.

What is a liver transplant status code?

Remember, status codes are only used when there is no disease or complication of the organs. Patient presents with shortness of breath and is diagnosed with acute diastolic heart failure. The patient had a heart transplant about two years ago.

Can a fracture of the femur be a transplant complication?

An injury that is not related to the transplant (such as fracture of femur) would not be coded as a transplant complication. If documentation is not clear, a query may be needed to clarify if the transplanted organ function is affected, especially when there are bilateral organs and only one is transplanted.

Is heart failure a complication of transplant?

Even though the heart failure developed long after the transplant of the heart, this is coded as a complication of the transplant. This disease/illness affected the function of the transplanted heart. There are no timeframe restriction on complications of a transplanted organ.

Do coders have multiple directives?

However, coders have multiple directives to help in determining what a complication of the transplant is vs. non-transplant conditions and diseases. Documentation does not typically state that a condition is a complication of the transplant, and it is up to the coder to know which conditions would be considered complications.

Is there chronic kidney disease after kidney transplant?

Patient presents status post left kidney transplant. There is still documented chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to the patient only having one functioning kidney. This would NOT be coded as a complication of the transplanted kidney unless the physician states that there is a complication of the transplant.

Is atherosclerosis a transplant complication?

Coronary atherosclerosis of a transplanted heart is not coded as a transplant complication. Pneumonia that is specified to be of the transplanted lung is a complication since this affects the function of the lung.