astridfeline Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hi, I just want to make sure my interpretation of counting tests for CBCs is correct. CLIA says For complete blood counts, each measured individual analyte that is ordered and reported is counted separately. So for example, if we did 100 CBCs, and we're counting WBC, RBC, Hgb, MCV, RDW, Plt count, Neut, lymph, mono, eos, and baso (11 tests) it's reported as 1100? Thank you in advance. Rachel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1R2 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 makes sense, I did the same for blood gas tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMILLER Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 What CLIA rule is this under? What are you counting tests for? (You better not be billing those individual tests separately!) Even if it is just for workloading, i would think that a CBC would be one test--but I may be wrong there. Scott exlimey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astridfeline Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) Hi Scott, Billing is an entirely different matter than counting tests for CLIA. Refer to page 9 of CMS form 116. For hematology then, hematocrit and MCHC are not counted because they are calculated, not measured. Thanks, Rachel cms116.pdf Edited January 11, 2018 by astridfeline add example. SMILLER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astridfeline Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Also, CLIA certification fees are dependent on test volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antijen Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 For annual test volume, you're counting the measured components of the CBC separately - WBC, RBC, PLT, Hgb, MCV - but the differential itself is one test. So one CBC is actually 6 tests. Calculated parameters like RDW don't count towards the total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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