CPT^® 77412, Under Radiation Treatment Delivery

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 77412 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Radiation Treatment Delivery.

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This code represents the technical component of a procedure in which the provider delivers radiation to a treatment area using greater than or equal to 1 MeV energy level. The treatment involves three or more treatment areas, specialized blocking tailored to the individual treatment, variations in types of ports and angles or delivery, and changes in the energy beam itself.

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Radiation Therapy Coding

Hello, Does anyone have knowledge around correct coding for billing 3D 77412 radiation therapy treatment with 77387-PO (Imagine Guidance Radiation Therapy) with place of service 22? Per HCPCS Modifi... [ Read More ]

Referring within the same practice

[b]Stereotactic Services - Physician same practice but different facility[/b] Question- If a provider from the same radiation practice is treating a bone lesion with external beam (2D plan-77307 & 77... [ Read More ]

Radiation Oncology

77412 can't be billed to Medicare instead use G6012 in office. Here is a link with some guidance. [url]https://www.acr.org/~/media/ACR/Documents/PDF/News/Complex-2015-Changes-to-Radiation-Oncology-... [ Read More ]

Radiation Oncology

I just started coding Radiaiton Oncology and need some guidance on coding 77412 for medicare patients. Can 77412 be charged to medicare patients or do I substitute with another code? I've read so mu... [ Read More ]

Standard way to submit recurring visits to Medicare

Is there a standard way to submit recurring visits to Medicare? (or will they accept what ever the hospital sends) The example I have is for External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) where the patient can hav... [ Read More ]

Superficial Radiation Therapy SRT coding

Yes 77401 x 1 for SRT (Superficial Radiation Treatment) no matter how many areas are being treated... as this code has a maximum allowable unit to be billed as 1. If the patient has two treatments (B... [ Read More ]

Radiation treatments (77402)

[QUOTE="astuart@pmsia.com, post: 281150, member: 167197"]I do agree with you that it should be the 77412 however, this can only be billed once per fraction no matter how many sites are being treated a... [ Read More ]

Radiation treatments (77402)

I do agree with you that it should be the 77412 however, this can only be billed once per fraction no matter how many sites are being treated and typically only once per day. If the patient is truly ... [ Read More ]

Radiation treatments (77402)

I need some help in re: to a few records that I'm looking at for one of our Dr's. He's a Dermatologist that also treats BCC's and SCC's. (Hemat/Onc coding is a new specialty for me.) We have a patien... [ Read More ]

Superficali Radiation Therapy for Skin Cancer

Our Derm office is considering superficial radiation therapy for skin cancer. Is anyone doing this in your office. Need some direction on procedures and code applications for service. Reference mat... [ Read More ]

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