Organ donor (organ/tissue donation by the donor)
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Organ donor (organ/tissue donation by the donor) |
ICD10 code: | Z52 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Organ Donor |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
- Organ donors can be dead or alive.
- Donation after death can be either:
- After brain death: Brain death
- Donation after cardiac death (DCD) -- where a donor who is not brain dead is dependent on life support and the family has decided to withdraw care. When the patient's heart stops beating, the organs are then recovered in the operating room.
- Donation after Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) -- where a person who undergoes MAID has made arrangements in advance for organ harvesting after death.
- Donation after death can be either:
- We only want to code this for major organ donations, i.e. not cornea, skin or bones.
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