Guest guest Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 hemoccult kits are not expensive BUT they come with extra extra extra developer You typically get about 100 cards for 83 or100 dollars so 33 tests in a box so you need only to get 3-4.00 to break even I can mail you some cards and a bottle of developer 5.00 ,plus stamps? This is an easy thing for IMPS to sahre Jean Interesting problem. I had a elderly gentleman reporting what he reported as daily melana for months. Now as he was hemodynamically stable and didn’t appear pale, I felt the dark stool was probably dietary but we would do a hemoccult to make sure. Well LabCorp no longer offers routine hemoccult. At least I couldn’t find an order for it. It only gives the iFOB. SO I ordered a “gastric hemoccult” with the source of “STOOL”. So what did the lab tech do? Changed the order to represent the sample and did an iFOB. I can’t afford to buy my own kit for the 2 a year that this might come up and he was Medicaid so I wouldn’t have gotten paid for it. What should one do? Kathy Saradarian, MDBranchville, NJ www.qualityfamilypractice.comSolo 4/03, Practicing since 9/90 Practice Partner 5/03Low staffing -- MD ph fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Probably no one pays but Medicare. I get the iFOB cards from the lab as they get paid. It is cheaper than I thought but still it will definitely be a money loser for me if only pennies. I’ll think about it. This is the 1st time I have needed this in a couple of years. I just think it should be easier to get. Kathy Saradarian, MDBranchville, NJwww.qualityfamilypractice.comSolo 4/03, Practicing since 9/90Practice Partner 5/03Low staffing From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 8:10 AMTo: Subject: Re: Hemoccult hemoccult kits are not expensive BUT they come with extra extra extra developer You typically get about 100 cards for 83 or100 dollars so 33 tests in a box so you need only to get 3-4.00 to break even I can mail you some cards and a bottle of developer 5.00 ,plus stamps? This is an easy thing for IMPS to sahre Interesting problem. I had a elderly gentleman reporting what he reported as daily melana for months. Now as he was hemodynamically stable and didn’t appear pale, I felt the dark stool was probably dietary but we would do a hemoccult to make sure. Well LabCorp no longer offers routine hemoccult. At least I couldn’t find an order for it. It only gives the iFOB. SO I ordered a “gastric hemoccult” with the source of “STOOL”. So what did the lab tech do? Changed the order to represent the sample and did an iFOB. I can’t afford to buy my own kit for the 2 a year that this might come up and he was Medicaid so I wouldn’t have gotten paid for it. What should one do? Kathy Saradarian, MDBranchville, NJwww.qualityfamilypractice.comSolo 4/03, Practicing since 9/90Practice Partner 5/03Low staffing -- MD ph fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 sure let me know this one is an easy one to share Probably no one pays but Medicare. I get the iFOB cards from the lab as they get paid. It is cheaper than I thought but still it will definitely be a money loser for me if only pennies. I’ll think about it. This is the 1st time I have needed this in a couple of years. I just think it should be easier to get. Kathy Saradarian, MD Branchville, NJwww.qualityfamilypractice.com Solo 4/03, Practicing since 9/90Practice Partner 5/03 Low staffing From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 8:10 AMTo: Subject: Re: Hemoccult hemoccult kits are not expensive BUT they come with extra extra extra developer You typically get about 100 cards for 83 or100 dollars so 33 tests in a box so you need only to get 3-4.00 to break even I can mail you some cards and a bottle of developer 5.00 ,plus stamps? This is an easy thing for IMPS to sahreJean Interesting problem. I had a elderly gentleman reporting what he reported as daily melana for months. Now as he was hemodynamically stable and didn’t appear pale, I felt the dark stool was probably dietary but we would do a hemoccult to make sure. Well LabCorp no longer offers routine hemoccult. At least I couldn’t find an order for it. It only gives the iFOB. SO I ordered a “gastric hemoccult” with the source of “STOOL”. So what did the lab tech do? Changed the order to represent the sample and did an iFOB. I can’t afford to buy my own kit for the 2 a year that this might come up and he was Medicaid so I wouldn’t have gotten paid for it. What should one do? Kathy Saradarian, MDBranchville, NJ www.qualityfamilypractice.com Solo 4/03, Practicing since 9/90 Practice Partner 5/03Low staffing -- MD ph fax -- MD ph fax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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