Re: [Histonet] RE: NCCI policy update plus copper stain CPT change

2011-12-31 Thread Kim Donadio
uv Ya!   Kim D From: "Weems, Joyce" To: Kim Donadio ; Lester Raff MD ; Jesus Ellin ; "histot...@imagesbyhopper.com" Cc: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" ; "Webb, Dorothy L" Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 1:03 PM S

RE: [Histonet] RE: NCCI policy update plus copper stain CPT change

2011-12-31 Thread Weems, Joyce
For the past two years we have been able to bill immunos and special stains per block. This will be a loss for for the big cases that need multiple blocks stained since the cost is per slide, not specimen. I don't see anything about the special stains tho - doesn't make sense. Global billing i