Organ transplant candidate (waiting for organ)
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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: | |
External ICD10 Documentation |
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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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