AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Issue 4; Volume 3 New/Revised Codes

Intra-Operative Electron Radiation Therapy

Effective October 1, 2007, code 92.41 has been created to capture intra-operative electron radiation therapy (IOERT). Prior to this, code 92.25 did not distinguish between teleradiotherapy using electrons or intra-operative electron radiation therapy. With the advent of new technology, electron radiation therapy can be delivered during a surgical procedure using a mobile device. IOERT is a specialized intensive radiation treatment administered during surgery directly to the cancer tumor or tumor bed while normal tissues are displaced or protected. It is used as part of the tumor removal operative procedure to ablate tumor cells, treat the tumor margins...

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