RE: CPT coding

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From:"MacDonald, Jennifer" <jmacdonald@sach.org>
To:"Horn, Hazel" <HornHazelV@exchange.ach.uams.edu>, "'cgarver@yorkhospital.edu'" <cgarver@yorkhospital.edu>
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CPT allows both a technical and professional component for the 88311.
Although the pathologist is not actually putting the specimen in decal
he/she is interpreting the sections after they have been in decal. 

> ----------
> From: 	cgarver@yorkhospital.edu[SMTP:cgarver@yorkhospital.edu]
> Sent: 	Monday, April 17, 2000 11:11 AM
> To: 	Horn, Hazel
> Cc: 	'MacDonald, Jennifer'; 'histonet'; 'Tapper, Sheila'
> Subject: 	RE: CPT coding
> 
> 
> We do not charge the professional component because our PAs or histo techs
> are actually doing this - not our pathologists.  We charge the technical
> component only. 
> 
> Candra Garver, Manager, AP
> York Hospital, York, PA.
> 
> On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Horn, Hazel wrote:
> 
> > We do not charge a professional component for 88311, decal.
> > Hazel
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:	MacDonald, Jennifer [SMTP:jmacdonald@sach.org]
> > > Sent:	Friday, April 14, 2000 04:10 PM
> > > To:	'histonet'; 'Tapper, Sheila'
> > > Subject:	RE: CPT coding
> > > 
> > > Our pathologists do charge the professional component of 88311 for a
> > > decal.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Jennifer MacDonald
> > > San Antonio Community Hospital
> > > Upland, CA  91786
> > > (909) 985-2811 ext. 4148
> > > jmacdonald@sach.org
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > ----------
> > > > From: 	Tapper, Sheila[SMTP:STapper@smdc.org]
> > > > Sent: 	Friday, April 14, 2000 9:38 AM
> > > > To: 	'histonet'
> > > > Subject: 	CPT coding
> > > > 
> > > > Are there any facilities that charge a professional fee for an 88311
> -
> > > > decalcification?  I have assumed (probably incorrectly!) that this
> was a
> > > > technical only code, since it is tagged onto the specimen code.  
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > 
> > > > Sheila Tapper
> > > > Anatomic Pathology Team Leader
> > > > SMDC Health System
> > > > Duluth, MN
> > > > 
> > 
> > 
> 



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