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33930 - Donor cardiectomy-pneumonectomy (including cold preservation)

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Procedure / ServiceDonor cardiectomy-pneumonectomy (including cold preservation)
Procedure / Service Description

Code NAME/DESCRIPTION COMMENTS - 33929 Removal of a total replacement heart system (artificial heart) for heart transplantation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 33930 Donor cardiectomy-pneumonectomy (including cold preservation) 33933 Backbench standard preparation of cadaver donor heart/lung allograft prior to transplantation, including dissection of allograft from surrounding soft tissues to prepare aorta, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava,

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