Kidney Transplant Coding Guidelines: Difference between revisions
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== CMV+ or EBV+ donors or recipients == | == CMV+ or EBV+ donors or recipients == | ||
*We are NOT coding anything having to do with the [[Cytomegalovirus (CMV)]] or [[Infectious mononucleosis (usually due to Epstein-Barr virus) | EBV]] status of the donor or recipient. | *We are NOT coding anything having to do with the [[Cytomegalovirus (CMV)]] or [[Infectious mononucleosis (usually due to Epstein-Barr virus) | EBV]] status of the donor. | ||
*Accordingly, do not code a transplant recipient as infected or colonized with such organisms, but of course DO code them as infected with them IF THEY BECOME INFECTED WITH THEM -- which is not indicated just by the recipient being prophylactically treated for them after the transplant. | |||
*As per [[Colonized with organism (not infected)]], we are not tracking colonization with either of these viruses. | |||
== Past transplant recipient == | == Past transplant recipient == | ||