To clarify my answer; the question was can you charge twice if you do an AFB
stain on two blocks from the same specimen.  I still think the answer is no.
You certainly can charge twice if you do an AFB and PAS stain but the
question was mutliple charges for the same stain.   Sheila


-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Roberts [mailto:rickrobe@hsc.usc.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 11:31 AM
To: Sheila Poellein
Cc: Histonet
Subject: Re: Identical CPT Code Bill CLARIFICATION


This is absolutely FALSE. You can charge for as many special stains as you
perform, again, as long as you list them individually.

Sheila Poellein wrote:

> There is a good article concerning CPT coding in the July 99 CAP Today,
the
> author says no to your question.  It's a special stain charge per specimen
> not per slide or per block.  Sheila
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Santoianni [mailto:Robert_Santoianni@emory.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 6:51 AM
> To: Histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: Identical CPT Code Bill CLARIFICATION
>
> We are asking about performing the same special stain on multiple blocks
> of the same specimen.  Example: Lung blocks 1A-1D.  Need AFB on blocks
> 1A and 1C.  Can you bill 88312 X2?