Eileen,

No you can not bill for individual parts of an IHC stain at least in
situation  where a CPT code is required. The CPT code is for each
antibody. If you perform IHC for a specific antibody on several slides
on one case, you can only charge once.

Marjorie Hagerty, H.T. (ASCP) H.T.L., Q IHC
Supervisor, Anatomic Pathology
Eisenhower Medical Center
39000 Bob Hope Drive
Rancho Mirage, California 92270
760.773.2013
FAX:760.773.1587
mhagerty@emc.org


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	eileen connelly [SMTP:leen41@hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, February 11, 1999 10:42 AM
> To:	histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:
>
> I have another billing question.
> Does everyone charge for staining the neg control, for IHC, since it
> is
> a vital part of the interpretation?
> Thanks
> Eileen M. Connelly
> CDH
> Winfield,Ill
>
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