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Subject: [Histonet] IHC billing question
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Subject: [Histonet] RE: IHC Billing Question
We have not been charging for the negative control, assuming that it was just
a cost of doing business. I would be interested to hear if anyone has been
charging for their negative controls as well
We recently added HER2 IHC testing in our lab which we are required to use a
negative reagent control
For each case. Is there a cpt code for negative reagent control reimbursement?
Any information on this
Would be much appreciated!
Thanks
Brandy Burnett
Histotechnoligist, QIHC(ASCP)
CCH
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Subject: [Histonet] RE: IHC Billing Question
We recently added HER2 IHC testing in our lab which we are required to use a
negative reagent control For each case. Is there a cpt code for negative
reagent control reimbursement? Any information on this Would
I have never heard of anyone billing for a negative control and would
highly recommend against doing so. As mentioned, it is a cost of doing
business--which is why when CAP clarified that polymer detection systems
did not require them, most cost-conscious labs quit running them.
Regards,
Bryan
Brandy Joana
Controls are never billable, a control test does not produce a usable result
based on the patient's specimen. The results of control tests - positive or
negative only tell you that your reagents, stains, antibodies etc. are
performing as expected.
| Dawn Hanson | Lab Manager |
Our institution is billing IHC identical to what Joyce stated.
Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
Holy Redeemer Hospital Laboratory
1648 Huntingdon Pike
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
Ph: 215-938-3676
Fax: 215-938-3874
Message: 3
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 14:44:54 -0500
From: Horn, Hazel
Allsion
It is my understanding, and I have gone over this with many billing experts as
well and performed endless research on. For medicare appropriate billing with
multiplex anitbodies, use the GO461 for first multiplex antibody then GO462 for
each separately identified antibody that the
The G codes are for Medicare/Medicaid. G0461 - the first and G0462 - each
additional per SPECIMEN.
88342 is per BLOCK. And you understand 88343...
Joyce Weems
Pathology Manager
678-843-7376 Phone
678-843-7831 Fax
joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org
www.saintjosephsatlanta.org
5665 Peachtree
