8-979.20:
Complex multimodal treatment: Inpatient treatment prior to transplant: Minimum 50 days of treatment: Prior to kidney transplant
You were treated in hospital for several weeks before you received a kidney from another person.
There are normally 2 kidneys in the body. They filter blood and create urine. They thus help to detoxify the body. Furthermore, the kidneys regulate the blood pressure and salt content in the blood, among other things.
Someone is given a kidney from another person when their own kidney stops working well enough.
Additional indicator
If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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