jordway
Contributor
Patient seen for a yearly physical and bloodwork is ordered. We were always billing the bloodwork with the diagnosis that realtes to the lab if they are already diagnosed. Ex Tsh with hypothyroidism and if no condition we would bill the screening labs. Patients are calling in angry that they are getting billed for the labwork that has a diagnosis other than screening. How should we code this?? Can we use the screening code for all labs ordered since it is being ordered at their physical??? Patients are telling us the insurance says it pays 100% if ordered as screening??