AMA CPT® Assistant - 2023 Issue 12 (December)

Reporting New Procedures for Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (December 2023)

December 2023 page 27 Reporting New Procedures for Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy For the CPT 2024 code set, two new codes (96547, 96548) have been established in the Chemotherapy and Other Highly Complex Drug or Highly Complex Biologic Agent Administration subsection of the Medicine section to describe hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). This procedure includes intraoperative perfusion of a heated chemotherapy agent into the abdominal cavity through catheters. In addition, code 96446 has been revised, and guidelines and parentheticals added. This article provides an overview of these new codes and their appropriate usage. New Guidelines New guidelines have been added to...

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