Complex 2015 Changes to Radiation Oncology Coding
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1 Complex 2015 Changes to Radiation Oncology Coding The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Final Rule on October 31 outlining the codes it would recognize in calendar year (CY) The radiation treatment delivery services were among the changes and were revised to include the addition and deletion of several codes. Given the large scale of the changes in the context of CMS upcoming revised process for valuing new, revised, and potentially misvalued codes, CMS decided it would hold off on valuation of the new treatment delivery codes until Therefore, CMS established HCPCS Level II G codes for use in 2015 to describe these procedures. It remains unclear whether or not private payers will accept the new G codes put forth by CMS. Therefore, each payer should be contacted prior to implementation to confirm that their system will accept the new G codes. Confusion may arise from the fact that the new G codes are recognized under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), but they are not recognized under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS). Questions have been raised on which CPT codes to report in the hospital setting versus office setting in Moreover, there may be confusion about which CPT codes are used to describe the professional component (PC) for physician work in the office versus hospital. The following provides background on the reason for changes, as well as easy-to-follow tables which detail how to code in the hospital versus office settings for Rationale for CPT Code Changes Several issues required CPT clarification as clinical practice has evolved. Three new codes (77385, 77386, 77387) were created to report intensity modulated radiation treatment delivery and image-guided radiation therapy services, and to clarify which codes contain the technical component, professional component or both. The fourteen current codes that describe ultrasound guidance (76950), radiation treatment delivery (77403, 77404, 77406, 77408, 77409, 77411, 77413, 77414, 77416, 77418, 77421), and Category III codes 0073T and 0197T will be deleted. Revision of the guidelines and editorial revision of the radiation treatment delivery codes 77401, 77402, 77407, also will be made. Radiation Treatment Delivery The treatment delivery codes recognize technical-only services (no professional component) that may only be reported once per treatment session. The levels of complexity for radiation treatment delivery with conventional X-ray or electron beams are assigned based on the number of treatment sites and complexity of the treatment fields, blocking, wedges, and physical or virtual tissue compensators. Please reference the new extensive introductory notes in the CPT 2015 Professional Edition codebook [pp ] regarding the Radiation Treatment Delivery codes for more detailed guidance on the use of these codes. While G codes G6001-G6017 will be recognized under the MPFS, the CPT codes 77402, and will be recognized under OPPS and assigned to the CY2014 ambulatory payment classification (APC) group to describe these technical only procedures in the hospital setting. As noted in the following table, the temporary HCPCS Level II G codes created by CMS are differentiated by the type of procedure performed as is currently described by the 2014 CPT codes. Table: Reporting of Technical Only Radiation Treatment Delivery Codes Crosswalk 2014 CPT Code for Both Hospital and Office 2015 CPT/HCPCS Code MPFS (e.g., only Office)* 2015 CPT Code HOPPS (only Hospital) Revised
2 delivery, superficial and/or ortho voltage Revised delivery, single treatment area, single port or parallel opposed ports, blocks or no blocks; Deleted delivery, superficial and/or ortho voltage, per day G6003 delivery, single treatment area, single port or parallel opposed ports, blocks or no blocks: G delivery, >1 MeV;** Simple Use Deleted Deleted Revised delivery, 2 separate treatment areas, 3 or more ports on a single treatment area, use of multiple blocks; Deleted Deleted Deleted Revised delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; up to 5mev Deleted G6005 G6006 G6007 delivery, 2 separate treatment areas, 3 or more ports on a single treatment area, use of multiple blocks: G6008 G6009 G6010 G6011 delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; up to 5mev G6012 Use Use delivery, >1 MeV;** Intermediate Use Use Use delivery, >1 MeV;** Complex Use 77412
3 77414 Deleted G6013 Use Deleted G6014 Use *Source: See Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, Table 27. Radiation Therapy G-Codes Replacing CY 2015 CPT Codes **The CPT 2015 code book lists the greater than (>) symbol instead of the greater than or equal to (>) symbol for codes 77402, 77407, and The AMA Errata web site notes the correction of this error. Do not report 77402, 77407, in conjunction with 77373, Stereotactic body radiation therapy, treatment delivery, per fraction to 1 or more lesions, including image guidance, entire course not to exceed 5 fractions. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Delivery (includes image guidance and tracking (IGRT)) Code 77418, IMRT, and 0073T, compensator-based IMRT, will be discontinued in While the newly created G6015 and G6016 codes are recognized for payment under the MPFS, they are not recognized under OPPS. OPPS will recognize the newly created CPT codes and Codes and are new codes with substantial revision to the code descriptor. Codes and are assigned an interim APC. Comments will be accepted on the interim APC assignment for these new codes. Payment is made under OPPS. Table: Intensity Modulated Radiation Treatment (IMRT) Delivery Coding 2014 CPT Codes 2015 HCPCS Codes for Office TC (per MPFS) 2015 CPT for Hospital TC (per HOPPS) Deleted IMRT 0073T - Deleted Compensator-based IMRT G6015 IMRT, single or multiple fields/arcs, via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic MLC, per treatment session G6016 Compensator-based beam modulation treatment delivery of inverse planned treatment using 3 or more high resolution (milled or cast) compensator, convergent beam modulated fields, per treatment session IMRT (breast, prostate, compensator) (IMRT), includes guidance and tracking, when performed; IMRT complex IMRT (breast, prostate, compensator) (IMRT), includes guidance and tracking, when performed; Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
4 Due to the bundling of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) into intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in 2015, only report the technical component of IGRT for non-imrt (i.e., do not bill the technical component with IMRT, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), or stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)). Guidance codes 76950, and 0197T will be deleted in Physician reporting for the professional component of IGRT is allowable when performed in conjunction with both IMRT and conventional radiation therapy. As noted in the CPT 2015 Professional Edition codebook introductory notes, p. 438, only the technical portion of IGRT is bundled into IMRT. The physician involvement in guidance or tracking may be reported separately. When guidance is required with conventional radiation treatment delivery, both the professional and technical components are reported because neither component of guidance is bundled into conventional radiation treatment delivery services. Table: Image Guidance Codes 2014 CPT code 2015 CPT/HCPCS Code Technical Component MPFS (eg Office) (NOT w/imrt) 2015 CPT Code Technical Component HOPPS (Hospital) (NOT w/imrt)* 2015 CPT/HCPCS Code Professional Component MPFS (Hospital and Office) (can be billed w/imrt) Deleted US guidance G TC G Deleted Stereoscopic x-ray guidance G TC G T Deleted intra-fraction guidance G TC G CT guidance NOT DELETED TC 77014** *No separate payment for IGRT technical component under HOPPS. **Code payment is packaged into payment for other services. Therefore, there is no separate APC payment for Note that is still used for charging for CT guidance for PC in the hospital setting and both TC and PC in the office setting. However, should not be used for TC of CT image guidance in the hospital. Therefore, a hospital will use code for TC and a physician will use code for the same CT image guidance procedure. See also the Radiation Management and Treatment Table in the CPT 2015 Professional Edition code book, p. 440, which shows when IGRT is included in the technical and professional components. Do not report the technical component [TC] of image guidance with IMRT, SRS or SBRT (77385, 77386, 77371, 77372, 77373). However, the TC of image guidance, when performed, should be reported with conventional delivery of radiation therapy. The professional component (PC) of image guidance may be reported for IMRT and conventional radiation therapy delivery.
5 Isodose Planning Codes Teletherapy isodose planning codes and brachytherapy isodose planning codes , which are frequently reported with the basic radiation dosimetry calculation code 77300, were identified in the codes inherently performed together 75 percent of the time or greater, as the planning codes now universally require performance of dosimetry calculation as an integral part of the procedure. Five new bundled codes (77306, 77307, 77316, 77317, 77318) will be created to reflect the current process of care for teletherapy and brachytherapy isodose planning. As the new codes now include basic dosimetry calculation(s), code should not be reported in conjunction with these codes. The current codes and will be deleted in The following table provides a summary of the deleted codes, as well as the newly created CPT codes to be used in both the hospital and nonhospital (e.g., office) settings for reporting of the technical component (TC) and professional component (PC). Table: Facility (Hospital) and NonFacility (NonHospital) TC and PC Isodose Planning CPT Codes 2014 CPT Codes New 2015 CPT Codes* Deleted Teletherapy isodose plan; Deleted Teletherapy isodose plan; intermediate Deleted Teletherapy isodose plan; complex Deleted Brachytherapy isodose plan; 1-4 sources Deleted Brachytherapy isodose plan; intermediate 5-10 sources Deleted Brachytherapy isodose plan; complex >10 sources Teletherapy isodose plan; (1 or 2 unmodified ports directed to a single area of interest), includes basic dosimetry calculation(s) See 77306, complex (multiple treatment areas, tangential ports, the use of wedges, blocking, rotational beam, or special beam considerations), includes basic dosimetry calculation(s) **77316 Brachytherapy isodose plan; (calculation[s] made from 1 to 4 sources, or remote afterloading brachytherapy, 1 channel), includes basic dosimetry calculation(s) **77317 intermediate (calculation[s] made from 5 to 10 sources, or remote afterloading brachytherapy, 2-12 channels), includes basic dosimetry calculation(s) **77318 complex (calculation[s] made from over 10 sources, or remote afterloading brachytherapy, over 12 channels), includes basic dosimetry calculation(s) *Do not report (basic calculation) separately for these new codes or 77321, Special teletherapy port plan, for either the TC or PC. Note code is unchanged for ** New for complexity of a high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy isodose plan is selected based on number of utilized channels rather than sources. This now matches the current HDR brachytherapy delivery codes.
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