Question

question 15 (2.5 points)
a patient with prostate cancer has his first dose of radiation treatment of a single area that requires a single port and an energy level of 7 milli-electron volts (mev). what cpt® code is reported?

77412
77407
77402
77373

Explanation:

Analyze clinical scenario

Using the Radiation Therapy Coding knowledge point

• Patient: Prostate cancer receiving first dose of radiation treatment.
• Parameters: Single treatment area, single port, energy level of 7 MeV.

Evaluate CPT code criteria

Using the CPT Code 77402 knowledge point

• CPT 77402: Radiation treatment delivery, single treatment area, single port or parallel opposed ports, simple blocks or no blocks; up to 5 MeV.
• CPT 77407: Radiation treatment delivery, 2 separate treatment areas, 3 or more ports on a single treatment area, use of multiple blocks; 6-10 MeV.
• CPT 77412: Radiation treatment delivery, 3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking; 11-19 MeV.
• CPT 77373: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) delivery.

Select correct code

Using the CPT Code 77402 knowledge point

• The energy level is 7 MeV, which falls into the 6–10 MeV range.
• However, CPT code ranges for treatment delivery are defined by complexity (simple, intermediate, complex) and energy levels.
• Under CPT guidelines, simple delivery (single area, single port or parallel opposed ports, simple/no blocks) at 6-10 MeV is represented by CPT 77402 in modern coding systems where 77402 covers simple delivery up to 10 MeV (specifically, 77402 is for simple delivery, up to 5 MeV, but in standard classification, simple delivery of 6-10 MeV is also mapped under simple delivery codes depending on the specific CPT year updates, or 77402 is the designated code for simple treatment delivery). Let's verify the exact CPT definitions:
• 77402: Radiation treatment delivery, simple; up to 5 MeV (historical) or simple delivery (modern guidelines group simple delivery under 77402).
• Let's look at the options: 77402 is the simple radiation treatment delivery code. Since the scenario specifies "single area", "single port", and no complex blocking, it is classified as a simple treatment delivery. Therefore, 77402 is the correct code.

Answer:

• (A) 77412
• (B) 77407
• (C) 77402 (Correct answer)
• (D) 77373