I know you have to have the correct ICD-9 codes attached but have not heard of pre-authorization.
-----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Maray Weirauch Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 12:13 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Pathology charges We've been told that before our pathologists can order/run any of these stains (CPT 88313, 88342 or 88360) on our pathology specimens, we must obtain a pre-authorization from the insurance carrier or the payment will be denied. Has anyone else run into this? How are you efficiently handling that? Maray Weirauch _______________________________________________ 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