[Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 83, Issue 20

Sat Oct 16 07:16:57 CDT 2010

Joyce,

THANK YOU for the link!  :o)

Now I wonder, if this is over a year old, is the the first time it's been
seen on Histonet, or did I just miss this important update?

This is really going to help the "widget" count in my lab!  My paths
frequently want to test more than one block on their tumor cases and now I
can charge for them!

:o)

Michelle

-----Original Message-----
From: Weems, Joyce [mailto:JWeems <@t> sjha.org] 
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 10:45 AM
To: histotech <@t> imagesbyhopper.com
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 83, Issue 20

http://www.flpath.org/rli2.asp

Here is a link that will help..  

-----Original Message-----
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To: Weems, Joyce
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 83, Issue 20

Can you please provide the specific CMS update number?  The website doesn't
seem to be too user friendly ...   thanks!

On Oct 14, 2010, at 12:22 PM, "Weems, Joyce" <JWeems <@t> sjha.org> wrote:

> 
> CMS/NCCI Update Dated October 1, 2009
> 
> 8. The unit of service for special stains (CPT codes 88312-88313) and
> immunohistochemistry (CPT codes 88342, 88360, 88361) is each stain. If 
> it is medically reasonable and necessary to perform the same stain on 
> more than one specimen or more than one block of tissue from the same 
> specimen, additional units of service may be reported for the 
> additional specimen(s) or block(s). Physicians should not report more 
> than one unit of service for a stain performed on a single tissue 
> block. For example it is common practice to cut multiple levels from a 
> tissue block and stain each level with the same stain. The multiple 
> levels from the same block of tissue stained with the same stain 
> should not be reported as additional units of service. Only one unit 
> of service should be reported for the stain on multiple levels from 
> the single tissue block. Additionally, controls performed with special 
> stains should not be reported as separate units of service for the 
> stain.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Pence [mailto:mpence <@t> grhs.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 11:31
> To: Weems, Joyce; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 83, Issue 20
> 
> Can you site your source, please.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Weems,
> Joyce
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 10:25 AM
> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 83, Issue 20
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The change is that you can bill per block now and not per specimen. 
> This is for immunos and special stains. It does make a huge difference!
> 
> Best,
> 
> Joyce Weems
> Pathology Manager
> Saint Joseph's Hospital
> 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE
> Atlanta, GA 30342
> 678-843-7376 - Phone
> 678-843-7831 - Fax
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Chris
> Evanish
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 11:10
> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 83, Issue 20
> 
> Has anyone heard of a cpt coding change that allows us to bill 88342 
> per slide run instead of per antibody? One of our Pathologist was at a 
> conference and was told that we could do that. It makes a big 
> difference with running cytokeratins on multiple blocks and levels of 
> sentinel nodes.
> 
>  Thanks,
> Chris Evanish
> Montgomery Hospital
> Norristown PA
> 
> Chris D. Evanish
> Histology Supervisor
> Montgomery Hospital
> 610-270-2379
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