What is your billing system for Pap smears?
Statesboro Pathology Associates will either bill the patients insurance directly or your practice can bill their insurance.
How do I get supplies and reports?
SPA's courier can deliver supplies. Final reports are faxed upon completion. You can order supplies by either writing a written request or calling our offices. SPA asks that you allow 48 hours for each request to be filled.
Can you send Paps automatically for HPV typing?
There are a variety of ways in which a Pap can be automatically sent for HPV typing:
1) You may set up parameters for reflex testing for HPV typing. The parameters are designated by your facility and can be changed at anytime.
2) You can simply check the HPV typing box on the front of the specimen requisition. The specimen will then be flagged and automatically sent for HPV typing upon delivery. A specimen is viable for HPV typing for three weeks after the collection date. Therefore, a request can be called in for typing at any time during those three weeks.
Do insurance companies cover ThinPrep™ and HPV typing?
Most Georgia insurance companies have traditionally covered the cost of pap tests and HPV typing performed from the ThinPrep™ vial. These services are currently covered by Georgia Medicaid. Medicare also covers these services with the same restrictions with regard to frequency of Pap smear testing that would apply to conventional smears.
How do I collect a specimen for HPV typing and/or Chlamydia and Gonorrhea testing, if I do NOT want a pap test performed?
In the event that a patient needs to have HPV typing and/or Chlamydia and Gonorrhea testing but not a Pap test, simply collect the sample as if you were collecting for a Pap test. Use the brush and spatula (or broom) to collect the sample and place it within the ThinPrep™ vial. Then, on the specimen requisition, write "HPV TYPING ONLY", "CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA TESTING ONLY," or both if desired.
NON- GYN CYTOLOGY SPECIMEN COLLECTION CYTOLOGY:
All specimens designated for Cytology should either be sent as a "fresh" specimen or placed in Cytolyt solution, a preservative. However, if part of a submitted specimen is intended for a culture, then it must be sent as a "fresh" specimen.
Preferably, part of it can be sent fresh and part in a preservative for cytology; make sure to label each container. Specimens that might encounter this issue include urine, breast and respiratory.
Note: Never use formalin for specimens slated for cytology processing. Formalin should only be used for specimens designated for histology. In addition, a "fresh" specimen can be sent to our facility either within the syringe (for FNAs) or in a specimen cup (such as urine specimens). However, it is important that a "fresh" specimen be kept refrigerated until courier pickup and packed in ice for transport.
HISTOLOGY SPECIMEN COLLECTION:
Routine Histopathology
1) Specimens that are submitted for routine histopathologic examination should be promptly placed in 10% neutral buffered formalin by the submitting physician. Bone marrow biopsies should be placed in Hartman's solution.
2) The specimen container should be labeled with the patient's name, anatomic site where the specimen came from and collection date. The specimen container should then be placed in a plastic biohazard bag. A pathology requisition should accompany the specimen. The following information should be included on the requisition forms:
Patient's name
Date of birth
Social Security number
Date the specimen was collected
Submitting physician
Any special instructions for reporting results and clinical information including history and clinical diagnosis
Billing information.
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