Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policy

TRANS.00009 Lung and Lobar Transplantation

TRANS.00009 Lung and Lobar Transplantation is a public Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policy (policy TRANS.00009). It lists 9 CPT or HCPCS codes, 9 of them on the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization list. Not a coverage decision; the payer's own document governs.

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Payer
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
Policy number
TRANS.00009
Line of business
Commercial
Source
www.anthem.com

Codes in this policy

The CPT and HCPCS codes the policy names. A policy can name a code it excludes. Prior authorization status is from the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization list.

CodePrior authorizationDescription on the prior authorization listOther Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policies
32850On the listDonor pneumonectomy(s) (including cold preservation), from cadaver donorPolicies naming 32850
32851On the listLung transplant, single; without cardiopulmonary bypassPolicies naming 32851
32852On the listLung transplant, single; with cardiopulmonary bypassPolicies naming 32852
32853On the listLung transplant, double (bilateral sequential or en bloc); without cardiopulmonary bypassPolicies naming 32853
32854On the listLung transplant, double (bilateral sequential or en bloc); with cardiopulmonary bypassPolicies naming 32854
32855On the listBackbench standard preparation of cadaver donor lung allograft prior to transplantation, including dissection of allograft from surrounding soft tissues to prepare pulmonary venous/atrial cuff, pulmonary artery, and bronchus; unilateralPolicies naming 32855
32856On the listBackbench standard preparation of cadaver donor lung allograft prior to transplantation, including dissection of allograft from surrounding soft tissues to prepare pulmonary venous/atrial cuff, pulmonary artery, and bronchus; bilateralPolicies naming 32856
S2060On the listLobar lung transplantationPolicies naming S2060
S2061On the listDonor lobectomy (lung) for transplantation, living donorPolicies naming S2061

All Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policies · Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization CPT list

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