(CIN) or abnormal cervical cytology (ASCUS, ASC-H, LSIL, HSIL, AGC) or HPV infection, and high-risk conditions for cervical cancer (HIV infection, leukemia, neutropenia, history of organ transplantation); and (2) CPT codes for procedures related to abnormal cervical cytology (colposcopy, LE...
Breast Cancer Research and TreatmentJonczyk, M.M.; Jean, J.; Graham, R.; Chatterjee, A. Surgical trends in breast cancer: A rise in novel operative treatment options over a 12 year analysis. Breast Cancer Res. Treat. 2018. [CrossRef] [PubMed]...
Walter has since learned Sloan Kettering in New York will accept his self-pay status. He plans to seek treatment there, despite being 800 miles away. After CBS 2 reached out to the University of Chicago, Walter said they called him back and provided an estimate and told him they would...
Metastasis-directed therapy (direct local treatment of metastatic lesions through surgery or radiation) for the treatment of oligo-metastatic/oligo-progressive prostate cancer (Note: For the treatment of symptomatic metastatic disease, see CPB 0100 - Cryoablation; and CPB 0492 - Radiofrequency Tumor Abl...
Basic patient demographic and clinical variables, including tumor subsite, staging, and treatment details, were collected for analysis. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for neck ultrasonography, neck computed tomography (CT), chest CT, maxillofacial CT, neck magnetic resonance imaging, chest ...
Figure 2. View LargeDownload Specialists who were consulted prior to definitive treatment for 18 201 men who had a radical prostatectomy (A) and 35 925 men who had radiation therapy (B). Missing physician specialty codes on claims for radiotherapy accounted for the 7% of patients who received ...
(i.e., false-positives results that require additional testing and possible prostate biopsy, overdiagnosis, overtreatment, and treatment complications such as erectile dysfunction and urinary difficulties). In regard to age and the effectiveness of PSA-based screening and prostate cancer mortality, ...
The billing system would also be greatly simplified, he added; it would replace the 58 separate Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for evaluation/management and infusion services in use now with 11 service codes; there would be no payment at all for services such as phone calls and so...
Drug resistance represents a significant obstacle in cancer treatment, underscoring the need for the discovery of novel therapeutic targets. Ubiquitin-specific proteases (USPs), a subclass of deubiquitinating enzymes, play a pivotal role in protein deubi
The limitations of this study include the lack of information regarding the MMR status, histology compositions, and dosage received for each treatment. Furthermore, the study relied on ICD, RxNorm, HCPCS, and CPT coding systems to identify patient diagnosis, adverse events, lines of chemotherapy,...