A 27 year-old girl has been on the lung transplant...

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Question Number 44

A 27 year-old girl has been on the lung transplant list for months and today she will be receiving a LT and RT lung from an individual involved in an MVA. This person was DOA at the hospital and is an organ donor. The donor pneumonectomy was performed by physician A, the backbench work by physician B and the transplant of both lungs into the prepped and waiting patient by physician C.What is the correct coding for the removal (physician A), preparation (physician B) and insertion (physician C) of the lungs?

a. 32850, 32855, 32851

b. 32850, 32856, 32851 x 2

c. 32850, 32856, 32853

d. 32850, 32855 x 2, 32850-50

✔ Correct Answer:

b. 32850, 32856, 32851 x 2

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