[Histonet] RE: IHC Billing Question

[Joelle Weaver]

No charge  to patient account for negative or positive controls. Only the patient test (s). The controls verify that the test ran accurately, and for interpretation. You just have to figure this into your cost/test. As many have already posted in this string it is why many labs aside from QC reasons,  have adopted the single slide for postive/patient and have also eliminated negatives when polymer detection is used. 


Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC

        
  

 
> From: mward <@t> wakehealth.edu
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> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:35:59 +0000
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> We have not been charging for the negative control, assuming that it was just a cost of doing business.  I would be interested to hear if anyone has been charging for their negative controls as well.
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> Martha Ward, MT (ASCP) QIHC
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> We recently added HER2 IHC testing in our lab which we are required to use a negative reagent control For each case. Is there a cpt code for negative reagent control reimbursement? Any information on this Would be much appreciated!
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> Brandy Burnett
> Histotechnoligist, QIHC(ASCP)
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> Subject: [Histonet] IHC Billing Question 
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> Greetings from Doha!
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> This was much probably discussed before, but I was wondering if you could help me with a query in regards to billing.
> For the sites that are still doing an IHC negative reagent control for each patient specimen, do you bill for the negative control? Using code 88341?
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> I believe it should be billed (since when and if performed correctly the negative control follows a normal IHC technique) however I am completely new to the billing subject. My previous experience is based in Portugal and UK (where billing does not exist) and I've been introduced to this topic since I joined my current institution that will be following the North American Healthcare model. So... any help will be GREATLY appreciated!!
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> Many Thanks in advance,
> Joana
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> Joana Moreira
> Supervisor - Anatomical Pathology
> Department of Pathology
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