Placement and removal (if performed) of applicator into breast for intraoperative radiation therapy, add-on to primary breast procedure
Temporary Codes for Use with Outpatient Prospective Payment System
C9726 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for Placement and removal (if performed) of applicator into breast for intraoperative radiation therapy, add-on to primary breast procedure or just “Rxt breast appl place/remov” for short, used in Therapeutic radiology.
HCPCS Level II Code Temporary Codes for Use with Outpatient Prospective Payment System |
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HCPCS Code | C9726 |
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Description |
Long description:
Short description: |
HCPCS Modifier1 | |
HCPCS Pricing indicator |
53 - Statute
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Multiple pricing indicator |
A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
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Statute number | 1833(T) |
Coverage code | D - Special coverage instructions apply |
BETOS2 code | P7A - Oncology - radiation therapy |
HCPCS Action code | N - No maintenance for this code |
Type of service | 6 - Therapeutic radiology |
Effective date | Effective Jan 01, 2014 |
Date added | Added Jan 01, 2006 |
HCPCS Coding Procedures |
In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.
Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
“NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment
1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).
2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”