Which CPT code do you use to charge for these re-cuts?


Diana Goodwin,  HT
Trenton,  NJ


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> From: 	Vicki Gauch[SMTP:GauchV@mail.amc.edu]
> Sent: 	Monday, June 19, 2000 1:45 PM
> To: 	histonet@pathology.swmed.edu; jmacdonald@sach.org
> Subject: 	Re: Recut charges
> 
> We do not currently charge for patient's recuts that are going to
> other institutions for treatment (though we are looking at that
> possibility).  We DO however charge lawyers for recuts, unstained
> slides, special stains and immunohistochemistry.....we charge by the
> slide....I always send an itemized bill along with the slides and they
> just issue a check to our institution.
> 
> Vicki Gauch
> Albany Medical Center
> >>> "MacDonald, Jennifer" <jmacdonald@sach.org> 06/16/00 12:24PM >>>
> Is anyone charging for recuts that are sent to other facilities at the
> patient's request?  These are either second opinions or a large
> treatment
> facility that wants the slides.  We were sending our original H&Es to
> the
> treatment facilities but we were not getting our slides back.  We are
> doing
> a large number of recuts and it is not reflected in the workload
> report as
> only billable tests are reported.   Also is anyone charging lawyers'
> offices
> for recuts that are "requested" by a subpoena?  If you are charging
> for
> either of the two situations what dollar amount are you charging.  Do
> you
> charge per slide or per case?  All help is greatly appreciated.  Thank
> you.
> 
> 
> Jennifer MacDonald
> San Antonio Community Hospital
> Upland, CA  91786
> (909) 985-2811 ext. 4148
> jmacdonald@sach.org 
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