Document Type
Article
Abstract
The confusion centered around appropriate use of the CPT billing code 88172 is addressed in the commentary from the Economic and Government Affairs Committee of the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) who have written a timely commentary in this issue of Cytojournal,“Adequate Reimbursement is Crucial to Support Cost-Effective Rapid Onsite Cytopathology Evaluations”. Currently, lack of standardized use within and between pathology departments is stirring unhealthy practices of denying reimbursements for this critical and legitimate cytopathology service. This editorial discusses the important concerns raised in this commentary and recommends immediate corrective action. (See also Al-Abbadi MA, et al. Adequate reimbursement is crucial to support cost-effective rapid on-site cytopathology evaluations. CytoJournal 2010;7:22)
Disciplines
Medical Pathology
Recommended Citation
Dhillon I, Pitman MB, DeMay RM, Archuletta P, Shidham VB. Compensation crisis related to the onsite adequacy evaluation during FNA procedures-Urgent proactive input from cytopathology community is critical to establish appropriate reimbursement for CPT code 88172 (or its new counterpart if introduced in the future). CytoJournal 2010;7:23. doi:10.4103/1742-6413.71741
Comments
This is the publisher's (CytoJournal) PDF version, appearing previously in CYTOJOURNAL 2010;7:23 available at http://www.cytojournal.com/text.asp?2010/7/1/23/71741. Copyright (c) 2010 Dhillon, et al