C9748 – Transurethral destruction of prostate tissue; by radiofrequency water vapor (steam) thermal therapy

Long description

Transurethral destruction of prostate tissue; by radiofrequency water vapor (steam) thermal therapy

Short description

Prostatic rf water vapor tx

Pricing indicator

53 Statute

Medicare coverage

D Special coverage instructions apply

BETOS category

P5E Ambulatory procedures - other

Cross reference

53854

Added

January 1, 2018

Last change

January 1, 2019 – No change

Termination date

December 31, 2018

Nearby C codes

• C9740 – Cystourethroscopy, with insertion of transprostatic implant; 4 or more implants
• C9741 – Right heart catheterization with implantation of wireless pressure sensor in the pulmonary artery, including any type of measurement, angiography, imaging supervision, interpretation, and report
• C9742 – Laryngoscopy, flexible fiberoptic, with injection into vocal cord(s), therapeutic, including diagnostic laryngoscopy, if performed
• C9743 – Injection/implantation of bulking or spacer material (any type) with or without image guidance (not to be used if a more specific code applies)
• C9744 – Ultrasound, abdominal, with contrast
• C9745 – Nasal endoscopy, surgical; balloon dilation of eustachian tube
• C9746 – Transperineal implantation of permanent adjustable balloon continence device, with cystourethroscopy, when performed and/or fluoroscopy, when performed
• C9747 – Ablation of prostate, transrectal, high intensity focused ultrasound (hifu), including imaging guidance
• C9749 – Repair of nasal vestibular lateral wall stenosis with implant(s)
• C9750 – Insertion or removal and replacement of intracardiac ischemia monitoring system including imaging supervision and interpretation and peri-operative interrogation and programming; complete system (includes device and electrode)
• C9751 – Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, transbronchial ablation of lesion(s) by microwave energy, including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed, with computed tomography acquisition(s) and 3-d rendering, computer-assisted, image-guided navigation, and endobronchial ultrasound (ebus) guided transtracheal and/or transbronchial sampling (e.g., aspiration[s]/biopsy[ies]) and all mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node stations or structures and therapeutic intervention(s)
• C9752 – Destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve, first two vertebral bodies, including imaging guidance (e.g., fluoroscopy), lumbar/sacrum
• C9753 – Destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve, each additional vertebral body, including imaging guidance (e.g., fluoroscopy), lumbar/sacrum (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
• C9754 – Creation of arteriovenous fistula, percutaneous; direct, any site, including all imaging and radiologic supervision and interpretation, when performed and secondary procedures to redirect blood flow (e.g., transluminal balloon angioplasty, coil embolization, when performed)
• C9755 – Creation of arteriovenous fistula, percutaneous using magnetic-guided arterial and venous catheters and radiofrequency energy, including flow-directing procedures (e.g., vascular coil embolization with radiologic supervision and interpretation, when performed) and fistulogram(s), angiography, venography, and/or ultrasound, with radiologic supervision and interpretation, when performed
• C9756 – Intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence lymphatic mapping of lymph node(s) (sentinel or tumor draining) with administration of indocyanine green (icg) (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)