Pathology/Lab Coding Alert

Physician Fee Schedule 2015:

Revamp Prostate Biopsy Coding -- Again

G0416 alone could hurt your bottom line. CMS thinks your pathologist should get $227 less for a “standard” prostate biopsy case than what most other insurers pay. And if the patient requires more biopsies than a standard case, don’t expect additional pay. That’s according to the recently-published Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Let us help you unravel how you should code [...]
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