Consults
| Service Rendered | Fee |
|---|---|
| AP Consultation - Professional | $400 |
| Lab Testing - Technical | Consultation fees do not include charges for technical services performed. For technical services offered by UPMC but not defined within consulting agreement, the standard rate of hospital charge minus 20% discount applies. |
Tests sent to the FISH/ISH Lab as well as molecular testing are not included and are separate charges.
Client Invoicing
For consultation services to be paid by your institution, you will receive a bill for the professional services from the University of Pittsburgh Physicians Pathology Department (UPP) and a bill for the technical services from UPMC. Invoices are issued by our Revenue Cycle Institutional department monthly and payment is due within 30 days of receipt. When an institution is invoiced directly, we do not provide corresponding CPT codes for the services. We will provide a copy of the completed pathology report for your coding staff to review and assign appropriate CPT codes. Our payment address is:
UPMC Health Services
P.O. Box 382059
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-8059
University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Department of Pathology Tax ID is: 23-2919472
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Fresh Tissue Specimens and Specialized Testing
Technical component:
The submitting hospital is responsible for payment of the technical component of processing and testing the muscle and nerve biopsies (fresh tissue & specialized testing).
Please supply your hospital’s billing address & billing contact (person approving payment) along with their telephone. The technical component will be billed through the UPMC Presbyterian/Shadyside billing department.
Professional component:
University of Pittsburgh Physicians (UPP) will attempt to bill the professional component to the patient's insurance if they are participating with UPP.