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67-year-old gentleman with localized prostate cancer will be receiving brachytherapy treatment. Following calculation of the planned transrectal ultrasound, guidance was provided for percutaneous placement of 1-125 seeds into the prostate tissue. What CPT® code is reported for needle placement to insert the radioactive seeds into the prostate?
Correct Answer:
55875
Explanation:
Rationale: Brachytherapy is a form of radiation in which radioactive seeds or pellets are implanted directly into the tissue being treated to deliver their dose of radiation in a direct fashion and longer period of time. The placement of the seeds is performed percutaneously (going through the skin by needle). The code is indexed under Prostate/Insertion/Needle guiding you to code 55875

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