CPT^® 50327, Under Renal Transplantation Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 50327 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Renal Transplantation Procedures.

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The provider performs backbench venous reconstruction to extend the renal vein on a kidney from either a cadaver or living donor prior to transplantation.

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pre-SIR-Spheres mapping procedure

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CIRCC credential

[QUOTE="KMANN73, post: 466946, member: 50327"] Hello, I have been certified and coding IR since 2008. I actually have Dr. Z, Medlearn, and coding strategies books. [/QUOTE] Thank you for reply, can y... [ Read More ]

Renal artery aneurysm repair in a donated kidney

I am having trouble finding the correct CPT code for this scenario: A patient donated a kidney for transplantation in another patient. During the backtable preparation of the donated kidney, the Dr d... [ Read More ]

Venous /Arterial Anastomosis of graft

When can 50327, 28 and 29 be used? Are these routine? What should the op note say regarding this to code it correctly?... [ Read More ]

Live Donor Renal Transplant

[QUOTE="MSOATES, post: 195577, member: 58961"]If anyone could code this procedure properly I would greatly appreciated it. I have never coded for any type of transplant and found this to be difficult.... [ Read More ]

Live Donor Renal Transplant

If anyone could code this procedure properly I would greatly appreciated it. I have never coded for any type of transplant and found this to be difficult. This is what I came up with: 50320RT,50325, 5... [ Read More ]

Kidney Transplant

I have a question to billing of a transplant to Medicare. I received this question from one of our billers and since Transplants is not my speciality thought I'd seek help. [COLOR="Blue"]When doing ... [ Read More ]

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