C9725 – Placement of endorectal intracavitary applicator for high intensity brachytherapy

Long description

Placement of endorectal intracavitary applicator for high intensity brachytherapy

Short description

Place endorectal app

Pricing indicator

53 Statute

Medicare coverage

D Special coverage instructions apply

BETOS category

P7A Oncology - radiation therapy

ASC

Approved for ambulatory surgical centers

Added

October 1, 2005

Last change

October 1, 2005 – No change

Nearby C codes

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• C9604 – Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of or through coronary artery bypass graft (internal mammary, free arterial, venous), any combination of drug-eluting intracoronary stent, atherectomy and angioplasty, including distal protection when performed; single vessel
• C9605 – Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of or through coronary artery bypass graft (internal mammary, free arterial, venous), any combination of drug-eluting intracoronary stent, atherectomy and angioplasty, including distal protection when performed; each additional branch subtended by the bypass graft (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
• C9606 – Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of acute total/subtotal occlusion during acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery or coronary artery bypass graft, any combination of drug-eluting intracoronary stent, atherectomy and angioplasty, including aspiration thrombectomy when performed, single vessel
• C9607 – Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of chronic total occlusion, coronary artery, coronary artery branch, or coronary artery bypass graft, any combination of drug-eluting intracoronary stent, atherectomy and angioplasty; single vessel
• C9608 – Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of chronic total occlusion, coronary artery, coronary artery branch, or coronary artery bypass graft, any combination of drug-eluting intracoronary stent, atherectomy and angioplasty; each additional coronary artery, coronary artery branch, or bypass graft (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
• C9610 – Catheter, transluminal drug delivery with or without angioplasty, coronary, non-laser (insertable)
• C9724 – Endoscopic full-thickness plication of the stomach using endoscopic plication system (eps); includes endoscopy
• C9726 – Placement and removal (if performed) of applicator into breast for intraoperative radiation therapy, add-on to primary breast procedure
• C9727 – Insertion of implants into the soft palate; minimum of three implants
• C9728 – Placement of interstitial device(s) for radiation therapy/surgery guidance (e.g., fiducial markers, dosimeter), for other than the following sites (any approach): abdomen, pelvis, prostate, retroperitoneum, thorax, single or multiple
• C9733 – Non-ophthalmic fluorescent vascular angiography
• C9734 – Focused ultrasound ablation/therapeutic intervention, other than uterine leiomyomata, with magnetic resonance (mr) guidance
• C9735 – Anoscopy; with directed submucosal injection(s), any substance
• C9737 – Laparoscopy, surgical, esophageal sphincter augmentation with device (e.g., magnetic band)
• C9738 – Adjunctive blue light cystoscopy with fluorescent imaging agent (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)