About this policy
CMS National Coverage Determination | ncd_id=79 | manual_section=20.3 | coverage_level_code=1 | national_coverage_type=True | under_review=False | lab_ncd=False
Coverage indications
TDD is performed on an inpatient basis, and the inpatient stay is covered for patients admitted for treatment in advance of a kidney transplant as well as for those receiving it post-transplant. TDD is a covered technique when furnished to a kidney transplant recipient or an individual approved to receive kidney transplantation in a hospital approved to perform kidney transplantation.
Documentation requirements
Item/Service Description: Thoracic Duct Drainage (TDD) is an immunosuppressive technique used in renal transplantation. This procedure, which removes lymph from kidney transplant recipients as a means of achieving suppression of the immune mechanism, is currently being used both pre-transplant and post-transplant in conjunction with more conventional immunotherapy. Benefit Categories: 35 - Inpatient Hospital Services; 52 - Physicians' Services
Codes in this policy
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