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 procedures described are 50320 (Donor nephrectomy [including cold preservation]; from cadaver), 50325 (Preparation of cadaver donor renal allograft prior to transplantation, including dissection of renal artery and vein, ureter, and excision of surrounding lymphatic and connective tissue), and 50365 (Renal allotransplantation, implantation of graft; without recipient nephrectomy) which accurately describe the donor nephrectomy, backbench work, and renal transplantation procedures. The correct ICD-10-CM codes are I12.0 (Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease) for the cause of the end stage renal disease due to malignant hypertension, and N18.6 (End stage renal disease) for the condition necessitating the transplant.

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