Manage Your Resources: Coding and Reimbursement for Reference Laboratory Testing

2018 AABB Annual Meeting Session

Program Chair: Leah Stone, JD
Speakers: Suzanne Butch, MLS(ASCP)SBBCM; Joel de Jesus
Intended Audience: Nurse, Medical Director, Manager, Director, Physician, Student (MD, MT, SBB), Supervisor
Teaching Level: Intermediate

Learning Objectives:

• Explain rules for hospital coding and billing for blood products, transfusion services and cellular therapies.
• Discuss updates on relevant Medicare policies affecting reimbursement for blood products, transfusion services and cellular therapies.
• Communicate information on recent advocacy initiatives aimed at ensuring appropriate payments for blood products, transfusion services and cellular therapies.

Description: It is important to ensure appropriate reimbursement for tests performed by reference laboratories. Speakers will offer their expertise on current payment policies related to molecular testing and other tests performed by reference laboratories.