Laboratory Question for the Week of February 5, 2024
How should a laboratory document the miles traveled to collect a specimen in 2024?
How should a laboratory document the miles traveled to collect a specimen in 2024?
Can you explain some of the rationale behind new 2024 chemistry codes 86041-43, and 86366?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) has put iron clad policies into action with several changes
Did section 502 of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act of 2024 create any changes regarding data reporting requirements for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (CDLTs) and the phase-in of payment reductions under the CLFS?
How does CMS advise hospitals to bill for blood products with frozen HCPCS codes, emphasizing that the transfused unit should not be administered frozen? Additionally, what clarification does CMS provide regarding billing for freezing or thawing, and how is reimbursement for thawing handled according to CMS guidelines?
Which code encompasses the documentation for the report of microscopic examination of a urine sample without macroscopic observation?
What is the national minimum payment amount for a pap smear test in 2024, and how is it calculated based on the 2023 national minimum payment?
When do we report modifier 91?
Can you explain the correlation between the number of markers analyzed in flow cytometry tests and the corresponding codes that we should report?
For blood transfusions, can we bill separately for the CMV typing of the unit?
Will pathology payments be impacted by the final 2024 PFS rule?
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