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Donors of organs and tissues (Z52)
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.C.21.c.9
“Codes in category Z52, Donors of organs and tissues, are used for living individuals who are donating blood or other body tissue.”
“They are not used to identify cadaveric donations.”
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