Radiation Therapy & Nuclear Medicine Coding Flashcards
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Which CPT code range covers radiation treatment management services?
Answer: 77427–77432
CPT codes 77427–77432 cover radiation treatment management, reported per five treatment sessions.
CPT 77261 describes which radiation oncology service?
Answer: Therapeutic radiology treatment planning — simple
CPT 77261 reports simple therapeutic radiology treatment planning with one treatment area and one port.
What does IMRT stand for in radiation oncology coding?
Answer: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
IMRT stands for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, a precise form of external beam radiation therapy.
Which CPT code is used to report a PET scan of the whole body?
Answer: 78816
CPT 78816 reports a whole body PET scan performed with concurrent CT for attenuation correction and anatomic localization.
In nuclear medicine, what does the term 'planar imaging' refer to?
Answer: Two-dimensional images acquired from a gamma camera
Planar imaging produces 2D static or dynamic gamma camera images without tomographic reconstruction.
Which radiopharmaceutical is most commonly used in thyroid uptake and scan studies?
Answer: Iodine-131 (I-131)
Iodine-131 is used for thyroid uptake, scan, and therapeutic ablation due to selective thyroid uptake.