[Histonet] The Rise of Physician Owned/Operated Labs (POLs) and future trends

[Davide Costanzo]

Rene,
The problem is not that we charge, the problem is that the urologist
submits in too many containers. This abuse (greed) is why we are destined
for deeper cuts soon.

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On Oct 30, 2012, at 1:07 PM, Rene J Buesa <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com> wrote:

I really do not find that an "abuse". You are doing the work x12, so the
billing (charge) should also be x12!
René J.

  *From:* Davide Costanzo <pathlocums <@t> gmail.com>
*To:* "Webster, Thomas S." <twebster <@t> crh.org>
*Cc:* "histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>

*Sent:* Tuesday, October 30, 2012 2:56 PM
*Subject:* Re: [Histonet] The Rise of Physician Owned/Operated Labs (POLs)
and future trends

We still bill 88305 x 12 on prostates. It is common to do that,
despite the obvious abuse this represents.

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On Oct 30, 2012, at 10:38 AM, "Webster, Thomas S." <twebster <@t> crh.org> wrote:

> The technical component of the 88305 CPT code is about to get slashed
next month by CMS. This will likely have an impact on the growth of
in-office labs I am sure. Other codes are scheduled to be cut in 2014,
including immunos and cytology 88112. It wont be nearly as profitable to
have an in office lab. Plus Urologists aren't allowed to bill 88305x12 any
longer. Some were putting cores in 12 different containers.
>
> Just look for more client billing to replace the in office labs.
>
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