Procedure Coding:
Know the Dos and Don'ts of Brachytherapy Coding
Published on Wed Oct 26, 2022
Best beware of brachytherapy bundles. Brachytherapy — the placement of radioactive material in or on the patient’s body to deliver a high dose of radiation to a specific, targeted area — may be a common form of cancer therapy, but it’s not easily coded. For one thing, you need to know a lot of terminology to locate an appropriate code. [...]