RE: Sentinel nodes
From: | "Weems, Joyce" <JWEEMS@sjha.org> |
As I understand it - this is one of those specimens that gets bundled. One
charge only.
Joyce Weems
Pathology Manager
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia Karlisch [SMTP:pkarlisch@geisinger.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 9:16 AM
To: Histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Sentinel nodes
Histonetters:
I have a question about billing for sentinel nodes. We receive
these from outside hospitals. Sometimes the requests are for 8-10 blocks
requiring several immunohistochemistry stains. Each node is received in a
separate block. Are all 8-10 blocks considered billable? Is each node
considered a separate specimen? I would appreciate any help you can give me
on this. Thanks,
Patricia Karlisch
Team Leader, Anatomic Pathology
Geisinger Medical Laboratories
GeisingerHealth System, Danville, PA 17822-23-00
(570) 271-8148
pkarlisch@geisinger.edu
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