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CPT® 77307, Under Medical Radiation Physics, Dosimetry, Treatment Devices, and Special Services for Radiation Treatment

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 77307 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Medical Radiation Physics, Dosimetry, Treatment Devices, and Special Services for Radiation Treatment.

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The provider arranges tangential ports to achieve the isodose beam arrangement for external beam radiation therapy to treat multiple areas at the same time. Isodose means a radiation dose of equal intensity applied to a treatment field in the body. The provider also calculates the right dose on the basis of the type and stage of the cancer.

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Documentation for 77307 and 77321
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Referring within the same practice
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SRS/SBRT PLANNING/Boost charges
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Any Radiation Oncology Experts?
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