Prostate biopsies capped at 6 jars

[Anonymous]

Good thing most of my business is not prostate biopsies this would suck. lol

 

[Anonymous]

What do you mean? I haven't heard that.

 

[Anonymous]

However, a policy update published by Palmetto GBA last week has shed new light on the curious NCCI language, making it clear that it is Medicare's intent to require the use of these new G-codes for all prostate procedures anytime 5 or more separate specimen are billed. This new policy effectively caps reimbursement for all prostate biopsy specimens, irrespective of the manner in which they were collected.

 

[Anonymous]

For a laboratory or pathology practice that has typically billed for 12 specimens for the average prostate case, the Medicare reimbursement will effectively be reduced by 47% on global cases and by 58% for PC-only cases.

 

[Anonymous]

You fools have 60% of your business in Urology, must suck to be you. How could you have not heard of this?

 

[Anonymous]

You fools have 60% of your business in Urology, must suck to be you. How could you have not heard of this?

Haven't you heard? It's because we're a bunch of idiots!

 

[Anonymous]

True

 

[Anonymous]

Hey Mo what do we do now whoooa whoooa whoooa