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33940 Removal of donor heart

Surgery

Also known as: Donor heart harvest, heart procurement, organ removal

Removal of donor heart; surgical procurement of donor heart for transplantation from deceased donor.

Clinical Context

Operative procedure performed at organ procurement operation for removal of deceased donor heart for subsequent heart transplantation.

RVU Breakdown

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Specialties

Cardiac SurgeryTransplantationCardiothoracic Surgery

Related Codes in organ-procurement

33930Removal of donor heart/lungwRVU: 0.0033944Prepare donor heartwRVU: 0.0033933Prepare donor heart/lungwRVU: 0.0033945Transplantation of heartwRVU: 87.26

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