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 for the donor nephrectomy (50320), backbench work (50325), and recipient transplantation (50365) are included, along with the ICD-10-CM codes for malignant hypertension (I12.0) and end stage renal disease (N18.6).

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