Organ donor (organ/tissue donation by the donor): Difference between revisions
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*We only want to code this for major organ donations, i.e. not cornea, skin or bones. | *We only want to code this for major organ donations, i.e. not cornea, skin or bones. | ||
*This code is for the donor, not recepients of transplanted organs. | *This code is for the donor, not recepients of transplanted organs. | ||
*{{discussion}} What date in the acquireds do you put for this code? Do you use the date that they decide the pt will be an organ donor? Or would you prefer the date the patient goes to the OR (which would be the same as the discharge date? | |||
=== Deceased organ donors === | === Deceased organ donors === | ||
We will not have a separate code for cadaver donations. Instead also code the following as appropriate | We will not have a separate code for cadaver donations. Instead also code the following as appropriate | ||