RCC Radiation Therapy & Nuclear Medicine Coding

Question 1

Which CPT code range covers radiation treatment management services?

Accepted Answer

77427–77432

Answer

CPT codes 77427–77432 cover radiation treatment management, reported per five treatment sessions.

Question 2

CPT 77261 describes which radiation oncology service?

Accepted Answer

Therapeutic radiology treatment planning — simple

Answer

CPT 77261 reports simple therapeutic radiology treatment planning with one treatment area and one port.

Question 3

What does IMRT stand for in radiation oncology coding?

Accepted Answer

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

Answer

IMRT stands for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, a precise form of external beam radiation therapy.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

78816

Answer

CPT 78816 reports a whole body PET scan performed with concurrent CT for attenuation correction and anatomic localization.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Two-dimensional images acquired from a gamma camera

Answer

Planar imaging produces 2D static or dynamic gamma camera images without tomographic reconstruction.

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