[Histonet] IHC charges

[Hannen, Valerie]

Thanks Victoria. By any chance do  you know the answer to my question about the way that the reference lab is charging us (they are only doing the technical component, our Pathologists are reading them)?

Valerie


Valerie Hannen,MLT(ASCP),HTL,SU (FL)
Section Chief, Histology
Parrish Medical Center
951 N. Washington Ave.
Titusville,Florida 32796
T: (321)268-6333 ext. 7506
F: (321) 268-6149
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From: Victoria Baker [mailto:bakevictoria <@t> gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:20 AM
To: Hannen, Valerie
Subject: Re: [Histonet] IHC charges


If you send 3 blocks from specimen A requesting the same antibody on each, then you can only bill for one ab.   If you are ordering three different ab's on each one then it is one initial and two additional.  You bill by the specimen.  If your case has 3 separate specimens (ABC) then they are considered 3 separate sites.  If you have multiple blocks per specimen it is still considered one site.  The same thing applies to ISH/FISH.  Each now has initial and additional each requires a separate CDM and CPT.  Also there can only be one initial antibody everything else is an additional.  So if you order 2 AB's today its 1 initial 1 additional.  Tomorrow you order 2 more.  They are both additional even though its a totally new order.
This is what I've been experiencing,  would love to hear what nightmares others are having.

Vikki
On Mar 4, 2015 9:25 AM, "Hannen, Valerie" <Valerie.Hannen <@t> parrishmed.com<mailto:Valerie.Hannen <@t> parrishmed.com>> wrote:
Good Morning all..

We stopped doing IHC's some time ago and we send them out to a reference lab. If we send 4 blocks from 1 specimen, let's say part "A" and 2 blocks from specimen

"B", from what I know, we can only charge for 1 block from each specimen per antibody.  My question is this...  Can the reference lab charge us for all 6 blocks??

Thanks in advance for your help!

Valerie Hannen,MLT(ASCP),HTL,SU (FL)
Section Chief, Histology
Parrish Medical Center
951 N. Washington Ave.
Titusville,Florida 32796
T: (321)268-6333 ext. 7506<tel:%28321%29268-6333%20ext.%207506>
F: (321) 268-6149<tel:%28321%29%20268-6149>
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