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tlovita1@aol.com
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lab codes for dermatology
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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?
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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.
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tlovita1@aol.com
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Re: lab codes for dermatology
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is there a website that has an example of a clia waiver that you may know of?
Thank you
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https://www.cms.gov/CLIA/downloads/HowObtainCertificateofWaiver.pdf
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Thank you!
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