Laboratory Question for the Week of May 15, 2023

Question:

When a frozen/thawed product is not infused and is destroyed can a hospital bill for the P-code for unused blood products?

Answer:

When a frozen/thawed product is not infused and is destroyed, the hospital may bill the appropriate freezing and/or thawing CPT® code(s) but not the P-code for the unused blood product.

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