tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 7

Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Are Gamma Knife Mistakes Cutting Into Your Profits?

Surgeons, radiation oncologists must stick to their separate areasWhenever doctors collaborate on a procedure, the potential for a coding mishap exists. Stereotactic radiosurgery, also known as gamma knife surgery, requires complex planning and the efforts of a surgeon and a radiation oncologist.Fortunately, coordinating the billing between the two physicians is simple if you remember these important rules:-The surgeon only bills one code, 61793 (Stereotactic radiosurgery [particle beam, gamma ray or linear accelerator], one or more sessions). You should use this code for brain, lung, prostate or other stereotactic surgery, says Jim Hugh, vice president of American Medical Accounting...

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