AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 11 (November)
Radiology Simulation (November 2013)
November 2013 pages 11-13 Radiology Simulation Since the development of the Clinical Treatment Planning (External and Internal Sources) family of radiology Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes (77280-77295), the process of care and the nature of the equipment utilized has significantly changed for radiation oncology physicians and staff. For example, today, dedicated computerized tomography (CT) scanners and related work stations are widely available and have replaced most fluoroscopic two-dimensional simulators, thus creating a discrepancy with the level of work performed and the descriptions of services listed in the CPT code set. These discrepancies prompted the need to revise this...
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