[Histonet] CMS/NCCI Update Dated October 1, 2009

[Weems, Joyce]

According the one of our pathologist the above mentioned update
clarified that CMS allows the billing of special stains performed on
different blocks of the same Pathology specimen.  Previously, it was
understood that a special stain could only be billed once per specimen.
Now it appears that a stain could be billed twice if performed on block
1 and block 3 of the same specimen. Has anyone else reached this
conclusion? 

 

Thanks,

Joyce

 

Joyce Weems 
Pathology Manager 
Saint Joseph's Hospital 
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE 
Atlanta, GA 30342 
678-843-7376 - Phone 
678-843-7831 - Fax 

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