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**As an [[Admit Diagnosis]] for when the patient is admitted for the transplant | **As an [[Admit Diagnosis]] for when the patient is admitted for the transplant | ||
***In this regard, you should also link to this the code for the reason for the organ failure that requires the transplant -- with '''[[Organ transplant candidate (waiting for organ)]]''' as the main admit diagnosis | ***In this regard, you should also link to this the code for the reason for the organ failure that requires the transplant -- with '''[[Organ transplant candidate (waiting for organ)]]''' as the main admit diagnosis | ||
***And if it's true, you could also link it to [[Preparatory care (incl preop optimization)]] | ***And if it's true, you could also link it to [[Preparatory care (incl preop optimization)]] | ||
{{Kidney Transplant Coding Guidelines}} | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:26, 3 September 2019
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Organ transplant candidate (waiting for organ) |
| ICD10 code: | Z76.80 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Transfer-for Organ Transplantation |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | none |
| Start Date: | |
| Stop Date: | |
| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
| External ICD10 Documentation | |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
Additional Info
- This code indicates that the patient is awaiting an organ transplant
- It may be used:
- For any patient who is currently a candidate for transplantation but not expected to receive one during this admission (e.g. admitted for something else).
- As an Admit Diagnosis for when the patient is admitted for the transplant
- In this regard, you should also link to this the code for the reason for the organ failure that requires the transplant -- with Organ transplant candidate (waiting for organ) as the main admit diagnosis
- And if it's true, you could also link it to Preparatory care (incl preop optimization)
Kidney Transplant Coding Guidelines
For general coding information in the context of kidney transplants see Kidney Transplant Coding Guidelines. This includes how to code patients before, during and after their transplant admission.
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