A27 year-old girl has been on the lung transplant list for months and today she will be receiving a lt and rt lung from an individual involved in an mva. this person was doa at the hospital and is an organ donor. the donor pneumonectomy was performed by physician a, the backbench work by physician b and the transplant of both lungs into the prepped and waiting patient by physician c. what is the correct coding for the removal (physician a), preparation (physician b) and insertion (physician c) of the lungs?

it would be c,a, b i think

C) 32850, 32856, 32853

Explanation:

A 27 year-old girl has been on the lung transplant list for months and today she will be receiving a LT and RT lung from an individual involved in an MVA. This person was DOA at the hospital and is an organ donor. The donor pneumonectomy was performed by physician A, the backbench work by physician B and the transplant of both lungs into the prepped and waiting patient by physician C.

What is the correct coding for the removal (physician A), preparation (physician B) and insertion (physician C) of the lungs?

for physician A

32850 has to do with surgical procedure for the lungs and how it is been prepared

32856 for transplant procedure

32853 also for transplant procedure.

this code are called CPT. Current Procedural terminology

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