Yea we were just looking at this yesterday. There is no question on the CAP check list about using RUO's anymore, but it is still in the discussion section with ASR's and it is stated as you mentioned to include a disclaimer and statement that you did try to find an IVD or ASR antibody. Our question was about billing the patient for RUO use. CAP does not really address billing issues like that, but CMS does as far as we could tell, and we have been told that if you bill for RUO's CMS could come back and deny payment of the claim and perhaps all bills from your lab.
We were wondering if anyone is billing patients for RUO antibodies, but of course if you are you may not want to say so to bring attention to yourself. Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC IHCtech 12635 Montview Blvd. Ste.215 Aurora, CO 80045 720-859-4060 fax 720-859-4110 www.ihctech.net www.ihcrg.org -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Vickroy, Jim Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 10:03 AM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: SPAM-LOW: [Histonet] ruo antibodies Our new CAP checklist does not mention the use of RUO antibodies anymore. This was under the question using ASR antibodies in the past. I believe the requirement was that if we wanted to use an RUO antibody we had to have a disclaimer similar to the ASR disclaimer but we also had to have a statement stating that we had searched for an IVD or ASR antibody. Does anyone know if this is still the practice or am I missing something? I do know of course than when using either an ASR or RUO antibody we have to establish and verify the performance. Any thoughts about the RUO(s)? James Vickroy BS, HT(ASCP) Surgical and Autopsy Pathology Technical Supervisor Memorial Medical Center 217-788-4046 ________________________________ This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet