by Lori | Sep 27, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Specimen collection codes are used to identify phlebotomy and other services required to obtain body fluids or tissue for laboratory analysis. Medicare and most other payers allow a separate specimen collection charge for drawing or collecting specimens by...
by Lori | Jul 26, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
1. Increasing the number of point of care glucose and electrolyte testing devices which use a fingerstick sample to perform test instead of drawing a whole tube of blood to send to the lab....
by Lori | Jul 26, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Medicare and most insurance companies reimburse for specimen collection. Note that Medicare does not cover fingerstick blood collection, but other insurnace companies cover both fingerstick and venipuncure. Coverage for Specimen Collection CPT Code ...
by Lori | Jul 26, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
The only collection fees that are covered are blood collection fees. All other specimen collections (throat cultures, Pap smears, etc.) are included in the office visit. PMD covers a venipuncture fee for drawing blood (CPT code 36415). A physician can only file this...
by Lori | Jul 26, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
New Jersey Service Wide Glycosylated Hemoglobin Lab Test and Venipuncture Probe Results New Jersey Claim Review on HCPC 83036 and 36415 In an effort to safeguard the Medicare Trust Fund by lowering the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) paid claims error rate,...
