405 IAC 5-18-4 - Nonanatomical laboratory procedures
Authority: IC 12-15-1-10; IC 12-15-1-15; IC 12-15-21-2; IC 12-15-21-3
Affected: IC 12-13-7-3; IC 12-15
Sec. 4.
(a) The
interpretation of laboratory procedures that do not require the services of a
physician are not reimbursable. Medicaid reimbursement is available for the
interpretation of laboratory results that require the expertise of a physician
as indicated by current medical practice standards and in accordance with
appropriate CPT codes.
(b)
Consultative pathology services are reimbursable if they:
(1) are requested by the member's attending
physician in writing;
(2) relate to
a test result that lies outside the clinically significant normal or expected
range in view of the condition of the member;
(3) result in a written narrative report
included in the member's medical record; and
(4) require the exercise of medical judgment
by the consultant physician.
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