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Transplantation Kidney, Left to Zooplastic with No Device, Open Approach
Procedural Specifications
| Clinical Axis | Detail Definition |
|---|---|
| Section | 0 Medical and Surgical |
| Body System | T Urinary System |
| Operation | Y Transplantation |
| Body Part | 1 Kidney, Left |
| Approach | 0 Open |
| Device | Z No Device |
| Qualifier | 2 Zooplastic |
Operation Definition
Putting in or on all or a portion of a living body part taken from another individual or animal to physically take the place and/or function of all or a portion of a similar body part
Procedure Overview
Transplantation in the urinary system refers to kidney transplantation, in which a kidney from a living or deceased donor is surgically placed into a recipient to take over the function of failing native kidneys. This procedure is performed for patients with end-stage kidney disease who can no longer sustain adequate function through their own kidneys and who are not being managed solely with dialysis.
The donated kidney is connected to the recipient's blood vessels and urinary tract so that it can filter blood and produce urine much as a native kidney would. This is typically the preferred long-term treatment for suitable candidates with kidney failure, since a functioning transplant generally offers better quality of life and survival outcomes compared with lifelong dialysis.
Anatomy & Axis Detail
Kidney, Left
Transplantation of the left kidney places a donor organ into the recipient, with vascular connections made to the iliac artery and vein and the donor ureter anastomosed to the recipient bladder, a configuration that does not require restoring the graft to the native left renal fossa. This procedure addresses irreversible kidney failure, and the laterality recorded reflects which donor kidney, right or left, was procured and implanted rather than the side of the recipient's body where it is placed. Since native kidneys are usually left undisturbed during transplantation, any concurrent native nephrectomy is captured as a separate procedure. Because transplantation always involves tissue from another individual, the documentation should clearly identify the donor kidney and confirm graft laterality, distinguishing this record from the recipient's own anatomy and from any autograft procedures elsewhere in the urinary tract.
Approach: Open
Open approach means the surgeon cuts through skin, mucous membrane, or other tissue layers to physically expose the target site to view before performing the procedure. It gives direct visualization and hands-on access, distinguishing it from Percutaneous approaches where instruments pass through a small puncture without exposing the site. Open is typical for procedures needing wide access, such as most laparotomies.
Qualifier: Zooplastic
This qualifier denotes a zooplastic tissue substitute, meaning material derived from an animal source rather than a human donor. It is distinguished from allogeneic tissue, which comes from another human, and from syngeneic tissue, which comes from a genetically identical human donor, making species origin the key distinguishing feature here.
Coding & Documentation
Coders must confirm that the documentation identifies the transplanted organ as coming from another individual, whether a living donor or a deceased donor, and should note the qualifier distinguishing autologous from allogeneic or syngeneic sources. Operative and donor records should clearly describe the vascular and urinary tract connections made during the procedure. A common assignment error is confusing kidney transplantation with a simple graft or Supplement procedure, when in fact an entire donor organ is being placed to take over function, which is unique to the Transplantation root operation.
Accurate coding also depends on properly documenting any concurrent procedures, such as removal of a failed native kidney, which are captured separately from the transplantation itself.