CPT Codes For Renal Transplantation Procedures

Below is a list summarizing the CPT codes for renal transplantation procedures.

CPT Code 50300

CPT 50300 describes donor nephrectomy (including cold preservation) from cadaver donors, unilateral or bilateral.

CPT Code 50320

CPT 50320 describes open donor nephrectomy from a living donor, including cold preservation.

CPT Code 50323

CPT 50323 describes the standard backbench preparation of a cadaver donor renal allograft before transplantation, including dissection and removal of perinephric fat, diaphragmatic and retroperitoneal attachments, excision of the adrenal gland, and preparation of the ureter(s), renal vein(s), and renal artery(s), with ligating of branches as necessary.

CPT Code 50325

CPT 50325 describes backbench preparation of a living donor renal allograft before transplantation, including dissection, removal of perinephric fat, and preparation of the ureter(s), renal vein(s), and renal artery(s), with ligating of branches as necessary.

CPT Code 50327

CPT 50327 describes backbench reconstruction of cadaver or living donor renal allograft before transplantation, including venous anastomosis.

CPT Code 50328

CPT 50328 describes backbench reconstruction of cadaver or living donor renal allograft before transplantation, including arterial anastomosis.

CPT Code 50329

CPT 50329 describes backbench reconstruction of cadaver or living donor renal allograft before transplantation, including ureteral anastomosis.

CPT Code 50340

CPT 50340 describes recipient nephrectomy as a separate procedure.

CPT Code 50360

CPT 50360 describes the implantation of a renal allotransplantation graft without recipient nephrectomy.

CPT Code 50365

CPT 50365 describes the implantation of a renal allotransplantation graft with recipient nephrectomy.

CPT Code 50370

CPT 50370 describes the removal of a transplanted renal allograft.

CPT Code 50380

CPT 50380 describes renal autotransplantation, the reimplantation of a kidney.