[Histonet] "know error system" - prostate biopsies

[Cynthia Pyse]

We had one of our clients looking into this testing. The company does a hard
sell. What they neglect to tell you is the insurance companies may not cover
this testing leaving the patient with a huge bill sometimes $700 to $800.
Known Error will tell you it is a Medicare approved test what they don't
tell you is the patient will almost always end up with some bill, also the
other HMO do not have approval leaving the patient with the full bill. Our
client declined to use this system after further investigation form our lab.
The amount of work evolved in processing and hands on specimen time is huge
with no reimbursement to the lab itself.
Cindy

Cindy Pyse, CLT, HT (ASCP)
Laboratory Manager
X-Cell Laboratories
716-250-9235 etx. 232
e-mail cpyse <@t> x-celllab.com

 

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Lester Raff
MD
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 9:25 AM
To: Richard Cartun; Histonet
Subject: RE: [Histonet] "know error system" - prostate biopsies

We do not!

Lester J. Raff, MD
Medical Director
UroPartners Laboratory
2225 Enterprise Dr. Suite 2511
Westchester, Il 60154
Tel 708.486.0076
Fax 708.492.0203
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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Richard
Cartun
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 8:21 AM
To: Histonet
Subject: [Histonet] "know error system" - prostate biopsies

I am curious how many of you working in hospital or non-hospital Anatomic
Pathology labs are using the "know error system" for prostate biopsy/patient
DNA confirmation?  Thank you.

Richard

Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD
Director, Histology & Immunopathology
Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs Assistant Director, Anatomic
Pathology Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT  06102
(860) 545-1596 Office
(860) 545-2204 Fax



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