AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 4; VOLUME 3 NEW/REVISED CODES

Cranial Cavity Catheter and Liquid Brachytherapy

Effective October 1, 2005, new codes 01.26, Insertion of catheter into cranial cavity; 01.27, Removal of catheter from cranial cavity; and 92.20, Infusion of liquid brachytherapy radioisotope, have been created to identify the insertion and removal of intracranial catheters and the delivery of liquid radioisotopes. The GliaSite® Radiation Therapy System (RTS) is used to deliver liquid brachytherapy radioisotope directly to malignant brain tumors within the cavity created by the surgical removal of the tumor. The balloon catheter is implanted temporarily inside the cavity, at the same time of surgical resection of the malignancy. The patient is...

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