[Histonet] Billing 88342

[Mark Tarango]

I would think that if you're billing the client and not the insurance that
you could charge per block for the technical.  After all you're just
providing the stain to them.  In my opinion, the client should eat this
cost.  I would let the client know that you'd be billing this way before
staining the slides.  They could order 25 stains on a single part and you
would be in the red big time.  If you're billing the patient directly, you
would have to follow the rule of charging only once per specimen.

Mark

On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Victor A. Tobias <vtobias <@t> uw.edu> wrote:

> Looking for other opinions from those who do consult/referral work.
>
> If a client sends in a request for a single antibody done on multiple
> blocks on a single specimen, do you bill the client for each tech component
> ? The client will do the interpretation.
>
> What happens in the above scenario if the request is to bill the patient?
> Knowing you get reimbursed for one, do you eat the other charges are make
> the client select the one block?
>
> We have run numbers on potential lost revenue and the number is
> significant.
>
> Victor
>
>
> Victor Tobias HT(ASCP)
> Clinical Applications Analyst
> Harborview Medical Center
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