RE: Multiple CPT Code Billing

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From:"MacDonald, Jennifer" <jmacdonald@sach.org>
To:Robert Santoianni <Robert_Santoianni@emory.org>, Histonet <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>, 'Rick Roberts' <rickrobe@hsc.usc.edu>
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I believe that EACH refers to each stain performed, not each block that the
stain is performed on.

> ----------
> From: 	Rick Roberts[SMTP:rickrobe@hsc.usc.edu]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, February 22, 2000 10:15 AM
> To: 	Robert Santoianni; Histonet
> Subject: 	Re: Multiple CPT Code Billing
> 
> <<File: rickrobe.vcf>>
> Your Admin. Asst. is obviously a clinical lab person. Tell them to look at
> the CPT codes for special stains. They say EACH. The only qualifier is,
> you need to have the stains listed individually in the report, i.e. GMS,
> PAS done on A1. You will not get reimbursed for a report that just says
> "Special stains done on A1".
> 
> Robert Santoianni wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone out there know if you can charge for identical special
> > stains on the same specimen?  For example, AFB (88312) on blocks 1A and
> > 1C.  Our admin. asst. says that you cannot bill for multiple identical
> > special stains on a specimen.
> > Bob Santoianni
> > Emory University Hospital
> > Atlanta, GA
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