In 2013, the American Medical Association's annual updates included a new CPT code for Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy treatment planning for thoracic lesions. The decision to create a code for physician collaboration emphasizes and supports a multidisciplinary approach to providing quality patient care. Call (918) 949-6676 to learn more about Oklahoma CyberKnife.

1. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®)
for thoracic radiosurgery payment
• In 2013, the American Medical Association’s (AMA) annual
updates included a new CPT code for Stereotactic Radiosurgery
(SRS) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) treatment
planning for thoracic lesions.
• CPT code 32701 is available for pulmonologists, thoracic and
general surgeons to bill for their participation and collaboration
with our center’s radiation oncologists in their patients’ CyberKnife®
treatment plans.
• There is no global service period for CPT 32701. In addition to
target delineation, physiciansmayalsobillforotherservices, which
could include consultations, fiducial placement and follow-up care.
• Prior to release of this code, reimbursement to thoracic surgeons’
and other physicians’ participation in the CyberKnife treatment
planning process washighlyvariable.Thedecisiontocreateacodefor
physician collaboration emphasizes and supports a multidisciplinary
approach to providing quality patient care.
Benefits of the technology
• Lung specialists are now equipped with a tool to enhance
the collaborative approach to planning and delivery of
CyberKniferadiosurgeryforlungtumorsandlesions.
• Physiciansinvolvedintheirpatients’carefromconsultation
through the planning and treatment process provide
multidisciplinary quality and expertise to their patients.
• CyberKnifeisaneffectivenonsurgicaltreatmentforinoperable
and high risk patients with primary and metastatic tumors
and for tumors located close to critical structures or prior
radiatedtreatmentsites.
Know the code. Know the value.
Contact our center administrator to learn more about how this
codecanbenefityouandyourpatients.Wecanprovideguidance
onthecredentialingandprivilegingprocess,andsupportyouand
yourstaffinunderstandingtheapplicationofthecode.
Oklahoma CyberKnife
Opened in 2008 in partnership with Hillcrest Medical
Center, Oklahoma CyberKnife specializes in stereotactic
radiosurgerytreatmentusingCyberKnife®technology. Our
center is widely known as a leading provider of stereotactic
radiosurgery, having treated more than 1,000 patients from
around the region. Oklahoma CyberKnife has extensive
experience in treating lung cancer patients with CyberKnife
SBRT,aslungtumorsrepresentthemajorityofthecases.
OklahomaCK.com - 918-949-6676
6802 South Olympia Ave., Suite G100, Tulsa, OK 74132
Thoracic Radiosurgery
Reimbursement
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