Joyce,

I don't know the source of the documentation, but we have been 
instructed to create a new billing episode for anything greater than 60 
days.

Victor

Weems, Joyce wrote:

>Can someone direct me to written documentation for when to create a new billing episode for archived pathology material? Is it after 30 days? 
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>Thanks for your help. j
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>Joyce Weems
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>Saint Joseph's Hospital 
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