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News for Physicians
Medicare places restrictions on Vitamin D testing
Medicare has recently modified its reimbursement policy for Vitamin D testing. Reimbursement for laboratory testing for patients with Medicare Part A insurance will now require a medically necessary ICD-9 diagnosis code. If a valid diagnosis code is not provided, your office will be called to provide a valid diagnosis code.
ICD-9 Codes that support Medical Necessity |
ICD-9 Codes that will be rejected |
| 252.00 Hyperparathyroidism, Unspecified | V70.0 Office Visit (Preventative Health Care) |
| 252.01 Primary Hyperparathyroidism | 401.1 Hypertension Benign |
| 252.02 Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, Non-Renal | 780.79 Fatigue and malaise |
| 252.08 Other Hyperparathyroidism | 714.0 Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| 252.1 Hypoparathyroidism | |
| 268.0 Rickets Active | |
| 268.2 Osteomalacia Unspecified | |
| 268.9 Unspecified Vitamin D Deficiency | |
| 275.3 Disorders of Phosphorus Metabolism | |
| 275.41 Hypocalcemia | |
| 275.42 Hypercalcemia | |
| 585.3 Chronic Kidney Disease, Stage III (Moderate) | |
| 585.4 Chronic Kidney Disease, Stage IV (Severe) | |
| 585.5 Chronic Kidney Disease, Stage V | |
| 585.6 End Stage Renal Disease | |
| 588.81 Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (of renal origin) | |
| 733.00 Osteoporosis Unspecified | |
| 733.01 Senile Osteoporosis | |
| 733.02 Idiopathic Osteoporosis | |
| 733.03 Disuse Osteoporosis | |
| 733.09 Other Osteoporosis | |
| 733.90 Disorder of Bone and Cartilage Unspecified |
View the CMS policy by clicking here.
Please contact our Laboratory Client Services Department at (781) 979-3151 if you have any questions.
Laboratory Patient Service Centers
We have eight convenient locations throughout our local communities where you can have your lab tests performed. Our locations offer free parking, quick, friendly and effective testing and opportune hours.
Easy Access Locations
Hallmark Health System Laboratory Services
3 Woodland Road, 1st Flr.
Stoneham, MA 02180
(781) 665-3498
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed for lunch: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Malden Family Health Center
178 Savin St., 1st Flr.
Malden, MA 02148
(781) 338-7443
Monday-Tuesday & Thursday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Closed for lunch: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Hallmark Health Medical Center
30 New Crossing Road
Reading, MA 01880
(781) 213-5115
Monday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday & Friday: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Hospital and Clinic Locations
Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford*
170 Governors Ave.
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 306-6850
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. – 12 Noon
Melrose-Wakefield Hospital*
585 Lebanon St.
Melrose, MA 02176
(781) 979-3151
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
*Please stop at Registration before proceeding to the lab.
Other Locations
Lawrence Memorial Medical Services
101 Main St., Ste. 116
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 391-2121
Monday & Thursday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tesday, Wednesday & Friday: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Hallmark Health System Lab Services
50 Rowe St.
Melrose, MA 02176
(781) 979-3296
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Hallmark Health System Hematology and Oncology Center
41 Montvale Ave., 3rd Flr.
Stoneham, MA 02180
(781) 224-5889
Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
CBC Diff Reporting Change April 2013
Testing is performed at Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford seven days a week with results available the same day.
Hallmark Health System's Department of Laboratory Services performs approximately 1.9 million tests, using state of the art bar code technology and robotics that ensure accuracy and expedite analytical time. Our staff is made up of dedicated medical laboratory professionals, with many years of experience in the field of laboratory medicine. We offer easy access for patients throughout the Malden, Medford, Melrose and Wakefield communities. We are pioneering new telecommunication options to allow physician offices to receive laboratory results directly to the patient's electronic medical record. We are committed to providing the highest quality laboratory services through continuous quality improvement, collaboration, consolidation and advancement in technology to meet the diagnostic needs of the communities we service.
Donating blood makes a difference
Hello, My name is Fred Penney, age 66 years old and I live in Boxford, Massachusetts. I have been coming to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital for nearly five years and also to Beth Israel Deaconess for about one year trying to find a cure for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (a bone marrow disorder) anemia. It is something where the body does not get enough blood. In return, I have to come to the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Oncology Department twice a week for transfusions. Each time I get two units of O POS blood. I want to thank all the people that donate blood to the American Red Cross, otherwise I wouldn't be thanking you now. So, please keep on donating blood to the Red Cross because there are thousands who need your blood and kindness. I retired two years ago as a Commercial Fisherman for fifty-three years and as soon as they find something to cure this, I'm going back fishing.
Thank you,
Fred Penney
We offer several blood-drawing stations throughout the communities we serve. We encourage you to take advantage of the stations outside the hospital to lessen your potential wait time.
