AMA CPT® Assistant - 2010 Issue 12 (December)

Medicine: Chemotherapy Administration (Q & A) (December 2010)

December 2010 page 16 Medicine: Chemotherapy Administration Question: What is the appropriate code to report for intraoperative intraperitoneal heated chemotherapy (IPHC) administration? Should an unlisted code be reported for the peritoneal stripping performed in conjunction with this procedure? Answer: There is no specific CPT code for intraoperative intraperitoneal heated chemotherapy (IPHC) administration. This procedure may be performed at the same surgical session following removal of all gross tumors from the abdominal cavity. Prior to completion of the surgical procedure, a warmed chemotherapy solution is administered directly into the abdominal cavity, allowed to dwell, and then drained while the patient...

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