CPT^® 55860, Under Excision Procedures on the Prostate

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 55860 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Prostate.

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In this procedure, the provider incises the perineum to reveal the prostate and enable the insertion of radioactive material, typically by a different provider, to treat malignant cancer of the prostate.

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Brachytherapy Coding

we use code 55860 for the seeds implant, have you found anything else on this?... [ Read More ]

Fiducial gold seeds

Yes unlisted is the way to go for gold fiducial placments. The only code that is set in CPT for fiducial placement is 55860. You might want to indicate on your claim for the unlisted code, to compare ... [ Read More ]

Dx code needed

[b][i][color="purple"]thanks alot.....[/color][/i][/b][QUOTE="dawndi67, post: 55860, member: 11885"]i would use the 883.0 with the e920.5 and e849.7 if you want you can add the v code as stated in the... [ Read More ]

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