Marc will be having a kidney transplant due to end stage renal disease caused by malignant hypertension. The donor is his cousin Sidney. Under general anesthesia, Sidney undergoes a radical nephrectomy; the surgeon then does his backbench work to dissect and remove any fat and prepares the ureters, veins, and arteries. Next the surgeon performs a renal nephrectomy and allo-transplantation on Will. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT codes are 50320 for the donor nephrectomy, 50325 for the backbench work, and 50365 for the recipient renal transplant. The ICD-10-CM codes are I12.0 for malignant hypertension with chronic kidney disease and N18.6 for end stage renal disease.

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