2025 CPT code 77263
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Radiation Therapy - Radiation Oncology Radiology Feed
Therapeutic radiology treatment planning; complex.
Medical necessity must be established by demonstrating the patient's condition requires complex radiation treatment planning.Documentation should clearly link the complexity of the planning to the specific clinical situation, tumor characteristics, and treatment goals.
The radiation oncologist is responsible for evaluating the patient's condition, determining the appropriate treatment areas, designing the complex blocking and shielding required, selecting the appropriate treatment devices and modalities, and integrating these factors into a comprehensive treatment plan.
In simple words: This code describes the doctor's work in creating a complex plan for radiation therapy.The plan involves carefully mapping out the treatment areas, designing special shields to protect healthy tissues, and deciding how the radiation beams will be delivered to target the tumor effectively.
This code represents complex treatment planning for radiation therapy.It involves intricate processes such as highly complex blocking, custom shielding blocks, tangential ports, special wedges or compensators, three or more separate treatment areas, rotational or special beam considerations, and combinations of therapeutic modalities.
Example 1: A patient with a tumor in the head and neck region requiring multiple treatment areas, custom shielding blocks, and complex beam arrangements., A patient with multiple tumors requiring different treatment approaches and modalities combined into a single, coordinated plan., A patient undergoing brachytherapy in conjunction with external beam radiation therapy, requiring complex coordination of treatment planning.
Documentation should include details of the tumor location and size, surrounding tissues and organs at risk, treatment goals, the rationale for the chosen treatment plan, specifics of the complex blocking and shielding used, beam arrangements and angles, treatment devices used, and any other relevant factors influencing the complexity of the planning.
- Specialties:Radiation Oncology
- Place of Service:Office, Outpatient Hospital, Freestanding Radiation Therapy Center