CPT Codes For Lung Transplantation Procedures
Below is a list summarizing the CPT codes for lung transplantation procedures.
CPT Code 32850
CPT 32850 describes donor pneumonectomy(s) (including cold preservation) from a cadaver donor.
CPT Code 32851
CPT 32851 describes a single lung transplant without cardiopulmonary bypass.
CPT Code 32852
CPT 32852 describes a single lung transplant with cardiopulmonary bypass.
CPT Code 32853
CPT 32853 describes a lung transplant, double (bilateral sequential or en bloc) without cardiopulmonary bypass
CPT Code 32854
CPT 32854 describes a double (bilateral sequential or en bloc) lung transplant with cardiopulmonary bypass.
CPT Code 32855
CPT 32855 describes standard backbench preparation of a cadaver donor lung allograft before transplantation, including dissection from surrounding soft tissues to prepare a pulmonary venous/atrial cuff, pulmonary artery, pulmonary artery, and bronchus on a unilateral basis.
CPT Code 32856
CPT 32856 describes standard backbench preparation of cadaver donor lung allograft before transplantation, including dissection of allograft from surrounding soft tissues to prepare pulmonary venous/atrial cuff, pulmonary artery, and bronchus bilaterally.
