Codes used to identify prostate cancer therapy

External-beam radiation therapy

CPT code: 77401–77416, 77418, 77520–77525

Other palliative radiation

CPT code: 79101 HCPCS code: A9605, A9600, C9401

Chemotherapy

ICD-9 diagnosis code: V581, V662, V672 ICD-9 procedure code: 9925 CPT code: 96401, 96408, 96410, 96412, 96413, 96415, 96417, 96523, 96545, 96549, HCPCS code: G0921–G0932, G9021–G9032, J8530, J8560, J9035, J9045, J9060, J9062, J9070, J9080, J9090, J9093, J9094, J9170, J9181, J9182, J9264, J9293, J9360, J9390

Surgery or radiation therapy for spinal cord compression or pending compression

Surgery: ICD-9 procedure 309 81.0x, 81.3x, 81.6x, 84.5x, with ICD-9 diagnosis 198.3, 198.5, 733.13 Radiation therapy: CPT 77401–77416 with ICD-9 diagnosis 198.3, 198.5, 733.13

TURP

ICD-9 diagnosis code: 185 ICD-9 procedure code: 6029

Nephrostomy tubes

CPT code: 50392, 50395

Cystotomy tubes

CPT code: 51040, 51102

CPT = Current Procedure Terminology; HCPCS = Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System; ICD-9 = International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision; TURP = transurethral resection of the prostate.