47145 prior authorization | Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California

47145, Backbench standard preparation of cadaver donor whole liver graft prior to allotransplantation, including cholecystectomy, if necessary, and dissection and removal of surrounding soft tissues to prepare the vena cava, portal vein, hepatic artery, and common bile duct for implantation; with lobe split of whole liver graft into 2 partial liver grafts (i.e., left lobe [segments II, III, and IV] and right lobe [segments I and V through VIII]), is on the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO prior authorization list. Not a coverage or referral decision.

Code

47145

Description

Backbench standard preparation of cadaver donor whole liver graft prior to allotransplantation, including cholecystectomy, if necessary, and dissection and removal of surrounding soft tissues to prepare the vena cava, portal vein, hepatic artery, and common bile duct for implantation; with lobe split of whole liver graft into 2 partial liver grafts (i.e., left lobe [segments II, III, and IV] and right lobe [segments I and V through VIII])

Source

California PPO Prior Authorization List, Pg 8 Original policy

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization