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Category III CPT * Effective January 1, 2009. Updated in CMS transmittal 1748 All guidance procedures have both a professional and a techni-cal component. The technical component of all IGRT codes (CPT codes 76950, 76965, 77014 and 77421) performed in the hospital setting under the Outpatient Prospective Payment
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