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Joyce Weems
Pathology Manager
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
404-851-7376
404-851-7831 - fax

-----Original Message-----
From: 	rene [mailto:rene-vh@planet.nl] 
Sent:	Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:42 PM
To:	Weems, Joyce
Subject:	Re: charges for multiple specimens in 1 bottle

you better send your messages to rene-vh@planet.nl
cheers
bitch

----- Original Message -----
From:	Weems, Joyce 
To:	; eileen dusek

Cc:	
Sent:	Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:09 PM
Subject:	RE: charges for multiple specimens in 1 bottle


> It is my understanding that if the pathologist gives separate diagnoses
for
> each specimen you can charge per specimen.  It is not container driven.
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> Joyce Weems
> Pathology Manager
> Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
> 404-851-7376
> 404-851-7831 - fax
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From:	Jackie.O'Connor@abbott.com [mailto:Jackie.O'Connor@abbott.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, October 10, 2002 12:09 PM
> To:	eileen dusek
> Cc:	histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	Re: charges for multiple specimens in 1 bottle
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> What kind of specimens?  Skin bx?  I used to get 3-4 skin bx per bottle
that
> the dermatologist inked different colors - we could only charge for one
> specimen, even tho they were 3-4 different sites.   I don't think you can
> charge for 3 specimens if you have one container.
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>                     eileen dusek
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> We recently recieved a specimen with 3 biopsies in one bottle, yes I know
> it's
> crazy. My question is can we charge 3X's, the specimens can be identified
> microscopically.
> Thanks for your help
> Eileen
> CDH
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