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Identify Correct POS for Sleep Study Interps

Published on Mon Jun 25, 2012

Question: Our pulmonologist provides interpretations for sleep studies at multiple locations. If the interpretation is for the sleep lab at the hospital where our pulmonologist provides services, we use POS 22 (Outpatient hospital). If it is for our private office location, we use the POS 11 (Office). My question is what POS to use when our pulmonologist contracts for sleep studies interpretations for an independent privately owned sleep lab that is not part of my pulmonologist's professional group/alliances. The sleep facility is reporting POS 81 (Independent laboratory) for the technical component of the sleep studies. We cannot bill our interpretations with POS 81.Texas SubscriberAnswer: When your pulmonologist contracts with outside entities for the interpretation of sleep studies, report the location in which the interpretation takes place. You are correct in using place of service (POS) as 22 and 11 when your pulmonologist provides interpretations for sleep studies in his/her associated [...]
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