Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policy

CG-TRANS-02 Kidney Transplantation

CG-TRANS-02 Kidney Transplantation is a public Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policy (policy CG-TRANS-02). It lists 12 CPT or HCPCS codes, 11 of them on the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization list. Not a coverage decision; the payer's own document governs.

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Payer
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
Policy number
CG-TRANS-02
Line of business
Commercial
Source
www.anthem.com

Codes in this policy

The CPT and HCPCS codes the policy names. A policy can name a code it excludes. Prior authorization status is from the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization list.

CodePrior authorizationDescription on the prior authorization listOther Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policies
00868Not listedPolicies naming 00868
50300On the listDonor nephrectomy (including cold preservation); from cadaver donor, unilateral or bilateralPolicies naming 50300
50320On the listDonor nephrectomy (including cold preservation); open, from living donorPolicies naming 50320
50323On the listBackbench standard preparation of cadaver donor renal allograft prior to transplantation, including dissection and removal of perinephric fat, diaphragmatic and retroperitoneal attachments, excision of adrenal gland, and preparation of ureter(s), renal vein(s), and renal artery(s), ligating branches, as necessaryPolicies naming 50323
50325On the listBackbench standard preparation of living donor renal allograft (open or laparoscopic) prior to transplantation, including dissection and removal of perinephric fat and preparation of ureter(s), renal vein(s), and renal artery(s), ligating branches, as necessaryPolicies naming 50325
50327On the listBackbench reconstruction of cadaver or living donor renal allograft prior to transplantation; venous anastomosis, eachPolicies naming 50327
50328On the listBackbench reconstruction of cadaver or living donor renal allograft prior to transplantation; arterial anastomosis, eachPolicies naming 50328
50329On the listBackbench reconstruction of cadaver or living donor renal allograft prior to transplantation; ureteral anastomosis, eachPolicies naming 50329
50340On the listRecipient nephrectomy (separate procedure)Policies naming 50340
50360On the listRenal allotransplantation, implantation of graft; without recipient nephrectomyPolicies naming 50360
50365On the listRenal allotransplantation, implantation of graft; with recipient nephrectomyPolicies naming 50365
50547On the listLaparoscopy, surgical; donor nephrectomy (including cold preservation), from living donorPolicies naming 50547

All Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policies · Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization CPT list

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