2006 proposed fee schedule - American Society of Clinical Oncology

TABLE 19--Equipment Items Needing Specialty Input for
Pricing and Proposed Deletions
Code 2005 Description Price
Ambulatory blood
EQ269 pressure monitor
EQ089 cortical bipolarbiphasic
stimulating
equipment
3,000.00
*CPT code(s)
Primary specialties associated with
associated with item item
Cardiology 93784, 93786,
93788
Neurosurger,
neurology
84
Status of
item
See Note A
95961, 95962 See Note A
EQ091 Cryo-thermal unit Anesthesia 64620 See Notes A
and C
ER025 densitometry unit,
Radiology 78350 See Notes A
whole body, SPA 22,500.00
and C
EQ100 dialysis access flow
Nephrology 90940 See Note A
monitor
10,000.00
EQ101 diathermy,
anesthesia, GP,
97020 See Notes A
microwave
podiatry
and C
EQ008 ECG signal averaging
Cardiology, IM 93278 See Note A
system
8,250.00
EQ112 electromagnetic
Physical therapy G0329 See Note A
therapy machine 25,000.00
EQ122 fetal monitor software
35,000.00
ER029 film alternator
(motorized film 27,500.00
viewbox)
EQ124 generator, constant
current
950.00
EQ131 hyperbaric chamber
125,000.00
hyperthermia system,
ultrasound, 250,000.00
ER036 intracavitary
Light assembly,
photopheresis
ER045 orthovoltage
radiotherapy system
140,000.00
ob-gyn, radiology 76818, 76819 See Note A
Radiology 329 codes See Notes A
and B
Neurology, NP 95923 See Note A
FP, IM, EM 99183 See Note A
radiation oncology 77620 See Note A
Dermatology 36522 See Note A
radiation oncology 77401 See Note A
ER008 OSHA ventilated
radiation oncology 77334 See Notes A
hood
5,000.00
and B
plasma pheresis
radiology,
36481, G0341 See Note A
machine w/UV light
source
37,900.00 dermatology
EQ208 Programmer, for 1,975 anesthesiology, 62367 and 62368 See Note D
implanted medication
pump (spine)
physical medicine
EQ209 Programmer,
neurostimulator (wprinter)
1,975 neurology, neuro
surgery,
anesthesiology
95970, 95971,
95972, 95973,
95974, 95975,
95978, 95979
See Note D