RCC Radiation Therapy & Nuclear Medicine Coding

Question 1

Which CPT code range covers radiation treatment management services?

Accepted Answer

77427–77432

Answer

77261–77263

Answer

77295–77301

Answer

77385–77387

Question 2

CPT 77261 describes which radiation oncology service?

Accepted Answer

Therapeutic radiology treatment planning — simple

Answer

Radiation treatment management

Answer

Brachytherapy

Answer

Stereotactic radiosurgery

Question 3

What does IMRT stand for in radiation oncology coding?

Accepted Answer

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

Answer

Internal Mammary Radiation Treatment

Answer

Indirect Multifocal Radiation Technique

Answer

Integrated Modality Radiation Targeting

Question 4

Which CPT code is used to report a PET scan of the whole body?

Accepted Answer

78816

Answer

78813

Answer

78814

Answer

78812

Question 5

In nuclear medicine, what does the term 'planar imaging' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Two-dimensional images acquired from a gamma camera

Answer

Three-dimensional SPECT reconstruction

Answer

PET attenuation correction

Answer

X-ray fluoroscopy

Question 6

Which radiopharmaceutical is most commonly used in thyroid uptake and scan studies?

Accepted Answer

Iodine-131 (I-131)

Answer

Technetium-99m (Tc-99m)

Answer

Thallium-201

Answer

Gallium-67