Can you please provide the specific CMS update number? The website doesn't seem to be too user friendly ... thanks!
On Oct 14, 2010, at 12:22 PM, "Weems, Joyce" <jwe...@sjha.org> wrote: > > CMS/NCCI Update Dated October 1, 2009 > > 8. The unit of service for special stains (CPT codes 88312-88313) and > immunohistochemistry (CPT codes 88342, 88360, 88361) is each stain. If > it is medically reasonable and necessary to perform the same stain on > more than one specimen or more than one block of tissue from the same > specimen, additional units of service may be reported for the > additional specimen(s) or block(s). Physicians should not report more > than one unit of service for a stain performed on a single tissue > block. For example it is common practice to cut multiple levels from a > tissue block and stain each level with the same stain. The multiple > levels from the same block of tissue stained with the same stain > should not be reported as additional units of service. Only one unit > of service should be reported for the stain on multiple levels from > the single tissue block. Additionally, controls performed with special > stains should not be reported as separate units of service for the > stain. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Pence [mailto:mpe...@grhs.net] > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 11:31 > To: Weems, Joyce; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 83, Issue 20 > > Can you site your source, please. > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Weems, Joyce > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 10:25 AM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 83, Issue 20 > > > > > The change is that you can bill per block now and not per specimen. This is > for immunos and special stains. It does make a huge difference! > > Best, > > Joyce Weems > Pathology Manager > Saint Joseph's Hospital > 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE > Atlanta, GA 30342 > 678-843-7376 - Phone > 678-843-7831 - Fax > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Evanish > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 11:10 > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 83, Issue 20 > > Has anyone heard of a cpt coding change that allows us to bill 88342 per > slide run instead of per antibody? One of our Pathologist was at a conference > and was told that we could do that. It makes a big difference with running > cytokeratins on multiple blocks and levels of sentinel nodes. > > Thanks, > Chris Evanish > Montgomery Hospital > Norristown PA > > Chris D. Evanish > Histology Supervisor > Montgomery Hospital > 610-270-2379 > > Please consider the environment before printing this email " to your outgoing > mail. > Confidentiality Notice: > This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Catholic Health > East and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). > It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any > unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you > are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the > sender regarding the error in a separate email. > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > Confidentiality Notice: > This e-mail, including any attachments is the > property of Catholic Health East and is intended > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). > It may contain information that is privileged and > confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, > disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are > not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and > reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
