Encounter for aftercare following lung transplant

This code signifies a patient's visit for ongoing medical care and management after they have undergone a lung transplant. It covers routine follow-up, monitoring for complications, medication adjustments, and other services related to maintaining the health of the transplanted lung and the patient's overall well-being post-transplant.

Apply this code for any outpatient or inpatient encounter where the primary reason for the visit is the long-term aftercare of a lung transplant recipient. This includes scheduled follow-up appointments, monitoring for rejection, managing immunosuppressive therapy, and addressing non-acute issues directly related to the transplant.

• Always sequence this code as the primary diagnosis when the aftercare is the sole reason for the encounter.
• Do not use this code for acute complications or rejection; instead, code the specific complication.
• Consider co-reporting with codes for specific conditions being monitored or managed, such as chronic allograft dysfunction, if applicable.