Any institutions / laboratories where bone marrows are performed have an issue with Bone Marrows and what department gets what revenue / workload, etc.
There are no CPT codes for the "technical work" that is performed by the hematology technicians only the Surgical Pathology charges. (save for 85097- Bone marrow smear interpretation , a professional charge). Technically speaking, about 1/3 of the technical work is done in hematology and 2/3 in histology but we have a discussion as who is to get the revenue because only one charge master code can be attached to the test. Frankly, the revenue stays in the laboratory, but when work stats are performed and cost / test is being evaluated, the administrators want a true cost per test. If there are hundreds of bone marrows, then this revenue can become an issue between hematology and surgical pathology. Thanks Nita Searcy, HT/HTL (ASCP) Scott and White Hospital Division Manager, Anatomic Pathology 2401 S. 31st. Street 254-724-2438 Temple, Texas, 76502 nsea...@swmail.sw.org 254-724-2438
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