PHIC PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 08, S. 2002

: Services such as radiation treatment delivery, radiopharmaceutical therapy, hemodialysis procedures, dialysis other than hemodialysis, imaging supervision for cardiac catheterization, and chemotherapy administration were added.
: RVU stands for Relative Value Unit, which quantifies the relative value assigned to medical services for reimbursement purposes.
: The RVU assigned to radiation treatment delivery (code 77401) is 10.
: The code to be reported for vasectomy (unilateral or bilateral) is 55250, which is a package rate.
: Claims for tubal ligation should be reported using code 58600, covering ligation or transaction of fallopian tubes by abdominal or vaginal approach, also at a package rate.
: Yes, chemotherapy administration is reimbursable and has been assigned an RVU of 10 under code 96408.
: The RVU assigned is 50 for code 93556.
: Code 90945 includes dialysis procedures other than hemodialysis, such as peritoneal dialysis and hemofiltration.
: The circular was officially adopted and signed by Francisco T. Duque III, MD, MSc., then President and CEO of PhilHealth.