C9726 – Placement and removal (if performed) of applicator into breast for intraoperative radiation therapy, add-on to primary breast procedure

Long description

Placement and removal (if performed) of applicator into breast for intraoperative radiation therapy, add-on to primary breast procedure

Short description

Rxt breast appl place/remov

Pricing indicator

53 Statute

Medicare coverage

D Special coverage instructions apply

BETOS category

P7A Oncology - radiation therapy

Added

January 1, 2006

Last change

January 1, 2014 – No change

Nearby C codes

• 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)
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• C9725 – Placement of endorectal intracavitary applicator for high intensity brachytherapy
• 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
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• 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)
• C9739 – Cystourethroscopy, with insertion of transprostatic implant; 1 to 3 implants