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CMS Pub. 100-03, ch. 1, § 110.16
Nonselective (Random) Transfusions and Living Related Donor Specific
Transfusions (DST) in Kidney Transplantation
(Rev. 1, 10-03-03)
CIM 35-71
Transplant surgeons have established a definite correlation in both cadaver and living-related kidney
transplantation between pretransplant transfusions of blood into the recipient and the success of graft
retention.
These pretransplant transfusions are covered under Medicare without a specific limitation on the number of
transfusions, subject to the normal Medicare blood deductible provisions. Where blood is given directly to
the transplant patient; e.g., in the case of donor specific transfusions, the blood is considered replaced for
purposes of the blood deductible provisions. (See the Medicare General Information, Eligibility, and
Entitlement Manual, Chapter 3, “Deductibles, Coinsurance Amounts, and Payment Limitations,” §20.5.4.)
History
(Rev. 1, 10-03-03)
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- cms.gov
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- 2026-08-25
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- iom-2026-08-25
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