Watch for Radiation Oncology Procedures With PC/TC Split
Published on Thu Jan 24, 2008
Keep an eye on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to see which procedures may be split into professional and technical components. CPT codes that fall into this category include: - 77280-77295 -- Therapeutic radiology simulation-aided field setting ... - 77300 -- Basic radiation dosimetry calculation, central axis depth dose calculation, TDF, NSD, gap calculation, off axis factor, tissue inhomogeneity factors, calculation of non-ionizing radiation surface and depth dose, as required during course of treatment, only when prescribed by the treating physician - 77301-77334 -- Medical radiation physics, dosimetry, treatment devices, and special services - 77421 -- Stereoscopic x-ray guidance for localization of target volume for the delivery of radiation therapy - 77470 -- Special treatment procedure (e.g., total body irradiation, hemibody radiation, per oral, endocavitary or intraoperative cone irradiation) - 77600-77620 -- Hyperthermia - 77750-77790 -- Brachytherapy.
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