Specialist Medical or Radiation Oncologist

Other Specialists and General Practitioner

Anaesthetic

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20.12

Brachytherapy

20.12.1

Isotope /Applicator Therapy

5870

Isotope/Applicator Therapy: isotopes - Low Complexity, administration of low dose oral isotopes or use of surface applicators, up to five applications. Typically an out patient procedure. The cost of any isotopes and materials are not included

108.40

2855.26

5872

Isotope/Applicator Therapy: Isotopes - Intermediate Complexity, administration of isotopes requiring invasive techniques such as intravenous, intracavitary or intra- articular radioactive isotopes. Typical out patient procedure or admission and monitoring less than 48 hours. The cost of any isotopes and materials are not Included

216.80

5 710.51

5873

Isotope/Applicator Therapy: Isotopes - High Complexity, surface application of seed arrays requiring dosimetric assessment and/or high dose radio -active isotopes requiring admission and monitoring.  Typically requires in patient admission and monitoring for more than 48 hours. The cost of any isotopes and materials are not included

601.16

15834.55

20.12.2

Brachytherapy Implants

5882

Brachytherapy Implants: Implants - Low Complexity, placement of a single guide tube for the administration of brachytherapy requiring <8 dwell points. The cost of materials are not included

216.80

5710.51

5883

Brachytherapy Implants: Implants - Intermediate Complexity, planar implants requiring >1 guide tube for the administration of brachytherapy, or the use of >0 dwell points in a single guide tube, or any procedure requiring <8 dwell points but which requires general anaesthesia for insertion. The cost of materials are not included

786.80

20724.31

5885

Brachytherapy Implants: Implants - High Complexity requiring complex

volumetric studies. Inclusive fee for Implant under local or general

anaesthetic. The cost of materials are not included

1049.07

27632.50

20.12.3

Brachytherapy Treatment

5890

Brachytherapy Treatment: Global fee for manual afterloading - includes storage, handling, calibration, planning (manual or computerized), manual loading, daily treatment, monitoring, removal and disposal of the isotopes. The cost of any isotopes and materials are not included

613.04

16147.47

5892

Brachytherapy Treatment: Global fee for remote afterloading - includes input in calibration, graphic planning, daily treatment, monitoring, removal and disposal of implant materials on completion. The cost of materials are not included - PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT

415.96

10956.39

5893

Global Fee for remote afterloading - includes input in calibration, graphic planning, daily treatment, monitoring, removal and disposal of implant materials on completion. The cost of materials are not included - TECHNICAL COMPONENT

970.56

25564.55

20.12.4

Brachytherapy Imaging

5895

Brachytherapy Imaging: Brachytherapy: Special imaging where needed and if used, unusual to be added to any code other than Items 5883 or 5885

156.77

4129.34