Topics Included:

1. Brachytherapy
Participants will learn about the radiation therapy modality of brachytherapy. Codes specific to this modality are addressed. ASTRO’s Brachytherapy Model Policy is reviewed in detail.

Topics Included:

1. Proton Beam Therapy
Participants will learn about the proton beam therapy (PBT) radiation modality and codes. ASTRO’s Proton Beam Therapy Model Policy is reviewed in detail. 

The ASTRO Coding and Coverage Seminar is designed to provide information to ASTRO members (radiation oncologists, radiation physicists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists), coding professionals and practice administrators on the topic of CPT codes and coverage within radiation oncology.

Navigating medical insurance for radiation treatment in the United States is frustrating and complex, often resulting in disappointment for patients, delays in care, and denials of standard of care treatment.

This activity provides practitioners with the knowledge needed to interpret survival time analyses.

This seminar will address the many factors that affect this complex and ever-changing aspect of clinical practice, with the goal of making clinical coding easier to understand and apply for your practice.

A practicing radiation oncologist increasingly requires knowledge of the business and economic aspects of medical practice.

A practicing radiation oncologist increasingly requires knowledge of the business and economic aspects of medical practice.

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