Pathology Associates Of Lexington, P.A.

Billing info, Prostate Core Biopsy Cases

Specimen	CPT-4 code	Charge	Reasoning
case review, our slides, and rendering of schematic graphic report for e-coil MRI radiologist	99241	none	about 15 minute effort; no typical way to charge; we do 1 or 2 per week
case review, outside slides, and rendering of schematic graphic report for e-coil MRI radiologist	88325	none	1 or 2 per year; about an hour per case; no typical way to charge; we do 1 or 2 per year
2nd opinion outside slide case review	88323	maybe	several per year
e-mail consults	n/a	no	several per year
send our case slides to an expert 2nd opinion consultant	88321	no fee by us (the consultant will charge)	1 per month; we must review case and slides and send, properly marked, representative slides
shipping to the expert	99011	cover the cost	usually by FedEx
benign case, 1st core

(posted 11 June 2002; last update 3 July 2002)