§ 36-472.01 Billing for laboratory costs; definition

AZ Rev Stat § 36-472.01 (2019) (N/A)
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36-472.01. Billing for laboratory costs; definition

A. A laboratory that provides anatomic pathology services shall not submit a bill to any person or entity other than the following:

1. The patient.

2. The responsible insurer or other third party payor.

3. The health care institution.

4. A referring laboratory, excluding the laboratory of the health professional who ordered the test.

5. A governmental agency or the agency's public or private agent, agency or organization that is acting on behalf of the recipient of the services.

B. For the purposes of this section, " anatomic pathology services" includes cytology services, molecular pathology services, hematopathology, histopathology, surgical pathology, and blood banking services performed by a pathologist. Anatomic pathology services does not include the collection, packaging and transportation of the specimen.