Question

Four years post hepatic transplant, the patient is recently diagnosed with combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma of the liver. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported

Answer 1

T86.49, C80.2, C22.0 codes are reported.

What issues arise following liver transplantation?

• Some cancers are more likely to develop after a transplant. For liver transplant recipients, cancer is a substantial cause of sickness and mortality.
• Nearly all malignancies are more likely to occur after a liver transplant, but skin cancer, lymphoma, and cancers linked to smoking are more likely to do so.

What liver transplant problem occurs most frequently?

Biliary problems remain the most frequent postoperative technical complication despite all advancements in transplant patient care and surgical methods, with an estimated prevalence of 15% or less in deceased donors and up to 30% in living donor or split liver transplant.

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