Question

A surgeon performs a heart transplant including a recipient cardiectomy. The surgeon also repairs a laceration to the aorta of the donor heart that occurred during harvesting. What is the correct code assignment for this case?

Answer 1

The correct code assignment for this case is 33320, 33945

Step-by-step explanation:

A surgeon performs a heart transplant including a recipient cardiectomy. The surgeon also repairs a laceration to the aorta of the donor heart that occurred during harvesting and the code for this 33320, 33945. The first code is indicated whenever a heart transplant is being conducted. The second code is indicated whenever a donor's heart needs to be repaired.