ICD-10 Codes for Kidney Transplant Rejection and Failure 1 code for kidney transplant rejection or failure specified as either T86. 100 for kidney transplant rejection or as T86. 101 for kidney transplant failure.
ICD-10 code Z94. 0 for Kidney transplant status is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Hyperacute rejection occurs a few minutes after the transplant when the antigens are completely unmatched. The tissue must be removed right away so the recipient does not die. This type of rejection is seen when a recipient is given the wrong type of blood.
Z94. 0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z94.
Coders should pay special attention to this diagnosis because the physician may be indicating a past history of ESRD. The kidney transplantation was initially performed to improve the patient's kidney function, and it would be unlikely that patient would still have ESRD.
ICD-10 code Z99. 11 for Dependence on respirator [ventilator] status is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Hyperacute rejection is usually caused by specific antibodies against the graft and occurs within minutes or hours after grafting. Acute rejection occurs days or weeks after transplantation and can be caused by specific lymphocytes in the recipient that recognize human leukocyte antigens in the tissue or organ grafted.
There are three major types of allograft rejection: Hyperacute, acute, and chronic rejection.
Accelerated rejection differed from the usual acute rejection reaction by higher fever, increased duration and intensity of the rejection, and increased difficulty in reversing the reaction. Accelerated rejection was reversible and associated with satisfactory renal function one year posttransplant in 58% of patients.
21 and E11. 22 have an excludes 1 notes therefore they can be coded together as long as a separate renal manifestation is present, I would just be careful when coding the actual renal condition as there are some renal codes that are excluded when using CKD codes.
Z94. 0 - Kidney transplant status. ICD-10-CM.
50340: Recipient nephrectomy (separate procedure) 50360: Renal allotransplantation; implementation of graft, excluding donor and recipient nephrectomy (without recipient nephrectomy) 50365: Renal allotransplantation, implantation of graft; with recipient nephrectomy. 50370: Removal of transplanted renal allograft.
The manifestations of hyperacute rejection include general malaise and high fever. Rejection occurs before vascularization of the graft takes place. Plasmapheresis may be used to attempt to remove circulating antibodies from the blood.
Hyperacute rejection is caused by the presence of antidonor antibodies existing in the recipient before transplantation. These antibodies induce both complement activation and stimulation of endothelial cells to secrete Von Willebrand procoagulant factor, resulting in platelet adhesion and aggregation.
In such cases, a primary or denovo cell- mediated immune response may be the primary pathogenetic mechanism, and such episodes of antibody mediated rejection are potentially reversible by treatment with anti-T cell drugs, such as cyclosporine, tacrolimus or anti-lymphocyte antibodies.
Hyperacute rejection is extremely rare today because it can almost always be prevented by tissue cross matching. Hyperacute rejection is caused by pre-formed antibodies directed against the donor kidney cells. It occurs within minutes to hours of transplantation and completely destroys the kidney transplant.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T86.19 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.
A common complication of kidney transplant is rejection of the transplanted organ. The body’s immune system, or defense mechanism, recognizes that something foreign is in the body and tries to destroy it
Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cystic kidney disease, urologic conditions, and external causes such as trauma and toxins, all may cause kidney failure. When kidneys cease to filter wastes and extra fluid from the bloodstream, renal failure is considered to be permanent and consideration must be given to hemodialysis and/or kidney transplantation.
Physicians may also document in the medical record of the post-kidney transplant recipient ESRD. Coders should pay special attention to this diagnosis because the physician may be indicating a past history of ESRD. The kidney transplantation was initially performed to improve the patient’s kidney function, and it would be unlikely that patient would still have ESRD. Physician clarification is required, as the addition of 585.6 End stage renal disease is a major complication/comorbidity, and can significantly affect the MS-DRG assignment.
Kidney transplantation is a treatment option for most patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). The procedure may be deceased-donor (cadaveric) or living-donor transplantation. Living-donor renal transplants may be genetically related (living-related) or non-related (living-unrelated) transplants.
A kidney transplant may not fully restore function to the kidney, and some residual kidney disease could be present. Without the link provided by the physician, coders should report V42.7 with an additional code for the CKD. Physicians may also document in the medical record of the post-kidney transplant recipient ESRD.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T86.21 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.
Two codes are necessary to completely classify a transplant complication. One code identifies the transplanted organ (996.8x). The fifth digit subclassification is required to identify the specific organ affected, while the second code is needed to identify the complication.
Patients may take one or a combination of the following medications: • azathioprine ( Imuran); • basiliximab; • corticosteroids; • cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune); • daclizumab; • muromonab CD3 (Orthoclone OKT3); • mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept);
After a patient receives a transplanted organ, several complications may occur. The most serious complication is rejection, which occurs when the recipient’s immune system attacks the transplanted organ. The symptoms the patient may experience will vary depending on the transplanted organ.
It is appropriate to assign code V42.0, Kidney replaced by transplant, with a code from category 585 if no transplant complication is documented. However, if a transplant complication (such as transplant failure or rejection) is documented, assign code 996.81, Complications of transplanted kidney. Query the physician for clarification if the documentation is unclear regarding the presence of a transplant complication (AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, 2006, fourth quarter, pages 180 and 200).