When your docs do the SpaceOar Hydrogel (cpt 55874) in the office, what HCPCs code are you using to bill for material itself? (Most of my docs do it in the OR, so the hospital provides it and bills for it.)
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CPT® 2018 introduces a new Category I code, 55874 Transperineal placement of biodegradable material, peri-prostatic, single or multiple injection(s), including image guidance, when performed to describe the supply and placement of a temporary, biodegradeable implant, marketed as the SpaceOAR System, that is used to reduce rectal injury in men receiving prostate cancer radiation therapy (RT). […]
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In July 2016, the American Medical Association (AMA) introduced CPT® Category III code 0438T Transperineal placement of biodegradable material, peri-prostatic (via needle), single or multiple, includes image guidance. The code subsequently was included in the 2017 CPT® codebook. Code 0438T describes the supply and placement of a temporary, biodegradable implant, marketed as the SpaceOAR® System […]
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