![]() Secondary malignant neoplasm of kidney and renal pelvis Secondary malignant neoplasm of digestive organs Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis ICD-10 codes not covered for indications listed in the CPB: Optical coherence tomography of breast, surgical cavity real time intraoperative Interpretation and report, real time or referred Optical coherence tomography of breast or axillary lymph node, excised tissue, each specimen real time intraoperative Intra-operative optical coherence tomography/microelastography for solid tumor, intra-operative polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography - no specific code: ![]() Codes requiring a 7th character are represented by "+":ĬPT codes not covered for indications listed in the CPB: Information in the below has been added for clarification purposes. Table: CPT Codes / HCPCS Codes / ICD-10 Codes Code CPB 0928 - Optical Coherence Tomography of the Middle Ear.CPB 0386 - Breast Transillumination, Electrical Impedance Scanning (EIS), and Elastography.Prostatectomy (visualization of prostatic nerves)Īetna considers the use of optical coherence tomography for margin definition of basal cell carcinoma before Mohs micrographic surgery experimental and investigational because the effectiveness of this approach has not been established.Īetna considers ultrasonic microelastography experimental and investigational for diagnosis of ocular diseases (e.g., keratoconus, post-refractive keratectasia), and monitoring of treatment (e.g., cross-linking surgery) because the effectiveness of this approach has not been established.Identification of pathological mitral chordae tendineae.Enhanced intra-operative differentiation of breast cancer.Solid tumor (e.g., breast, bladder, colorectal liver metastases, gastro-intestinal, glioma, head and neck, kidney, liver, lung, pituitary, prostate, skin, and soft tissue sarcoma) surgery including optical biopsy of lymph nodes, and guidance for real-time determination of surgical margins.Īetna considers intra-operative microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography experimental and investigational for use in ophthalmic surgery because the effectiveness of this approach has not been established.Īetna considers intra-operative polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography experimental and investigational for the following indications (not an all-inclusive list) because the effectiveness of this approach has not been established:.Improvement of surgical resection of laryngeal cancer.Differentiation of normal and diseased thyroid and parathyroid tissues from lymph node and fat.Diagnosis of microstructure and microcirculation of the small intestine wall in persons with acute mesenteric ischemia. ![]()
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