Jennifer Castle Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Hi, I have a question from our IT person: What/how are people charging for Draw and Band's? Is there a CPT code? And how are you tracking volume for this test in the lab? Thanks, Jenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbaker Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 What is a draw and band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1R2 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 in the old days I think it was called "clot to hold" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Castle Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Yes, it's a tube drawn for Blood Bank that has no testing associated with it. It's simply ready for testing if needed. We hold them for three days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGNUM Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 This is a no charge test at our facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbaker Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 We just did a study to track "extra" tubes from just the ED and discovered that only 0.01% of those tubes are ever used. We now no longer keep track of any extra tubes that may be sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKidd Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 There is no CPT code and we only charge for actual procedures performed. Most of the "extra" samples that we get come from the oncology department. I know that if I were having treatment, I would want to minimize blood draws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMILLER Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I am not sure, but I believe in the US, you cannot charge for anything (including a phlebotomy), when there is no record of a test legitimately ordered and completed. I believe that there is a code for a courtesy draw, but that is a different situation. When our phlebots draw and band and extra for BB, if there are no orders following, the specimen is never checked in. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansket Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 On 1/12/2017 at 4:36 AM, Jennifer Castle said: Yes, it's a tube drawn for Blood Bank that has no testing associated with it. It's simply ready for testing if needed. We hold them for three days. It is a formalized process at our facility, Clot to Hold must be ordered in HIS and resulted in LIS. No charge. Based on internal data, we don't centrifuge prior to storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyredone Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Ours is called a draw and hold and there is no charge. We save them as valid BB specimens if needed. We have two racks in our fridge-actual BB specimens (Type and Cross, Type and Screen and Type); the second rack holds cord bloods, prenatal type and screens, FMH, DAT HEM, and Draw and Hold specimens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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