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Coding => Coding => : tlovita1@aol.com January 13, 2011, 04:43:40 PM

: lab codes for dermatology
: tlovita1@aol.com January 13, 2011, 04:43:40 PM
Hi,
Can my doctor which is a dermatologist bill for lab codes 87070-culture, 87075-culture, 87101 -fungus culture and 99000 handling of specimen, he sends takes the test and sends it out to a lab?
: Re: lab codes for dermatology
: Michele January 14, 2011, 11:49:07 AM
If he is performing the service he can bill.  Not all insurances may reimburse him for them.  He may need to have a CLIA waiver on file, or be set up in the insurance carriers system to be reimbursed for those codes.  As long as the services are within his scope of practice.

Michele
: Re: lab codes for dermatology
: tlovita1@aol.com January 17, 2011, 08:01:20 PM
is there a website that has an example of a clia waiver that you may know of?
Thank you :)
: Re: lab codes for dermatology
: Michele January 18, 2011, 11:24:35 AM
https://www.cms.gov/CLIA/downloads/HowObtainCertificateofWaiver.pdf

: Re: lab codes for dermatology
: tlovita1@aol.com January 18, 2011, 04:58:06 PM
Thank you!