[Histonet] RE: Billing 88342

[White, Marcia]

Sue is correct you can only bill once even if you perform the same stain on multiple blocks.

Marcia M White
Pathology Department
Memorial Hospital West
954-844-4197
954-967-7627(fax)

-----Original Message-----
From: Sue Hunter [mailto:SHUNTER <@t> beaumont.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 1:52 PM
To: Victor A. Tobias; 'HISTONET'
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Billing 88342

It is my understanding that you can only bill for one 88342 on a specimen - technical or professional, even if you perform the same stain on multiple blocks of that specimen.  For A1, A2, A3 etc you can only charge once.  For A1, B1, C1, etc you may charge a 88342 per specimen.

Sue

Sue Hunter, Supervisor
Advanced Diagnostics
Beaumont Health System
Royal Oak MI
248-898-5146
shunter <@t> beaumont.edu

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Victor A. Tobias
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 12:43 PM
To: 'HISTONET'
Subject: [Histonet] Billing 88342

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
Dept of Pathology Room NJB244
Seattle, WA 98104
vtobias <@t> u.washington.edu<mailto:vtobias <@t> u.washington.edu>
206-744-2735
206-744-8240 Fax
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