Physician Donor Nephrectomy NKR (procedure aborted)

[Guest guest]

Good Morning,

We have a altruistic kidney donor that had an aborted nephrectomy due to pt complications on the table. The surgeon did not complete the surgery and as a result the transplant did not occur.

What is the billing procedure for this physician? Can we still bill the recipient's insurance?

Thank You,

Bridget

Transplant Coordinator

Loyola University Medical Center

2 Westbrook Corporate Center Suite 600

Westchester, Il 60154

(phone)

(fax)

[Guest guest]

Bridget,

Not sure if you received an answer to this yet; however, you

need to follow the same guidelines as you do with any living donor. Your

facility charges go to your cost report and professional charges are billed to

the recipient insurance.

Debbie Mast

Database Administrator/Financial Manager

Solid Organ Transplant/VAD Program

Stanford Hospital and Clinics

750 Welch Road, Suite 220

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Heart, Lung, Heart/Lung, Liver, Kidney, Pancreas, Intestinal

Transplant Programs

Trustee, TFCA

Phone: Fax:

www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org/stanfordmed

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Bridget

Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 8:08 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: Physician Donor Nephrectomy NKR

(procedure aborted)

Good Morning,

We have a altruistic kidney donor that had an aborted

nephrectomy due to pt complications on the table. The surgeon did not

complete the surgery and as a result the transplant did not occur.

What is the billing procedure for this physician? Can we

still bill the recipient's insurance?

Thank You,

Bridget

Transplant Coordinator

Loyola University Medical Center

2 Westbrook Corporate Center Suite 600

Westchester, Il 60154

(phone)

(fax)