Skin donor, autologous

This code indicates that a patient is serving as their own skin donor for a grafting procedure. This typically involves harvesting skin from one part of the patient's body to transplant to another area requiring coverage. The harvested skin is genetically identical to the recipient site, minimizing rejection risk.

Apply this code when documentation specifies an autologous skin graft, meaning the patient is both the donor and recipient. This is commonly seen in burn care, reconstructive surgery following trauma or tumor excision, and chronic wound management where skin grafting is necessary.

• Always confirm "autologous" in the documentation to ensure the patient is their own donor.
• This code is for the donor status; a separate procedure code for the skin graft itself will also be required.
• Do not use this code if the skin is from another human (allograft) or an animal (xenograft).