Hello,
If anyone of you are also involved with managing cytology I hope you can
help me with a question.
We have been informed by medicare that they will no longer pay for 88141,
(requiring interpretation by a physician), unless it is requested by the
clinician.  Has anyone else had this situation come up?  Does this mean
that if a presumed "normal" pap smear is diagnossed by the cyto tech as
abnotmal, (and we are required by CLIA to have it rescreened by a
Pahtoloist ) we will not be paid for the rescreen unless the clinician
requests it?
Anyone who can shed any light please do so.  This does not seem right.
Thanks,
Jan Mahoney
Omaha, NE