[ PHIC PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 08, S. 2002, February 05, 2002 ]
ADDENDUM TO THE RELATIVE VALUE SCALE (RVS) 2001
Please be informed that the following services are hereby considered as inclusion to the Relative Value Scale (RVS) 2001, hence reimbursable when claimed:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 77401 Radiation treatment delivery 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 79000 Radiopharmaceutical (radioactive iodine) therapy 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 90935 Hemodialysis procedure 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 90945 Dialysis procedure other than hemodialysis (e.g. peritoneal, hemofiltration) 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 93556 Imaging supervision, interpretation and report for injection procedures during cardiac catheterization; coronary angiography 50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 96408 Chemotherapy administration 10 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Furthermore, in case of claims for vasectomy and tubal ligation the codes to be reported are as follows:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 55250 Vasectomy, unilateral or bilateral Package ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58600 Ligation or transaction of fallopian tube(s), abdominal or Package vaginal approach, unilateral or bilateral ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
For your information and guidance.
Adopted: 05 Feb. 2002
(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, MD, MSc.
President and CEO