JGGBALLEN
Networker
Hello and thank you to anyone that replys
I have been asked by a provider with a facility lab, can they submit a charge for sending specimens to an outside lab for 2nd opinions.
I located CPT code 99000?
The descriptor, “Handling and/or conveyance of specimen for transfer from the physician's office to a laboratory,” is a concern for me.
Do I take it literally or do/can providers within a facility lab submit this charge as well?
I understand that it is intended to be reported when the practice incurs costs to handle and/or transport a specimen to a lab. For example, if the practice employs a messenger service to transport a specimen,
NOT the obtaining of the specimen.
I have been asked by a provider with a facility lab, can they submit a charge for sending specimens to an outside lab for 2nd opinions.
I located CPT code 99000?
The descriptor, “Handling and/or conveyance of specimen for transfer from the physician's office to a laboratory,” is a concern for me.
Do I take it literally or do/can providers within a facility lab submit this charge as well?
I understand that it is intended to be reported when the practice incurs costs to handle and/or transport a specimen to a lab. For example, if the practice employs a messenger service to transport a specimen,
NOT the obtaining of the specimen.