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Fertility and Sterility On Air - Unplugged: December 2024
Explore the complexities of chromosomal abnormalities in embryos, their impact on fertility, and counseling strategies for patients in this in-depth podcast discussion. Listen to the Episode![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
How to bill for an FET
Is there a new update to the 89272 code that allows its use without View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Codes for Embryo Biopsy
When doing a preimplantation genetic test (PGT) biopsy, can you bill for each day a biopsy is performed or can you only bill once for the cycle? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Billing for assisted hatching at biopsy and transfer
We would also like to know if you can bill assisted hatching with biopsy and then assisted hatching again during the transfer cycle. View the Answer![Legal Icon](/globalassets/_icons/legal.png)
Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos are “Unborn Children” and admonishes IVF’s “Wild West” treatment
Legally Speaking™ on presenting facts and reflecting on the impact and potential implications of legal developments in ART. View the Column![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Shipping of frozen embryos
I have some infertility coverage, under which my insurance said they will cover frozen embryo shipping/transport from one facility to another. View the Answer![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Clinical management of mosaic results from preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy of blastocysts: a committee opinion (2023)
This document incorporates studies about mosaic embryo transfer and provides evidence-based considerations for embryos with mosaic results on PGT-A. View the Committee Opinion![Videos Icon](/globalassets/_icons/videos.png)
How to EDGE
Explore the ASRM EDGE tool for embryo grading. Learn grading steps, view dashboards, and assign blastocyst grades using the SART and Gardner scales in ASRM Academy. View the ASRMed Talk Video![Legal Icon](/globalassets/_icons/legal.png)
Frozen Embryo Destruction and Potential Travel Restrictions for Surrogacy Arrangements
Legally Speaking™ focuses on the impact and the potential implications of legal developments on the assisted reproductive technologies. View the Column![Videos Icon](/globalassets/_icons/videos.png)
Journal Club Global: Transferencia de embriones frescos versus congelados: ¿Cuál es la mejor opción
Los resultados de nuevas técnicas de investigación clínica que utilizan información de bancos nacionales de vigilancia médica. View the Video![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Defining embryo donation: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)
The ethical appropriateness of patients donating embryos to other patients for family building, or for research, is well established.
View the Committee Opinion
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Does the number of eggs being frozen matter?
There is currently only one CPT code for the cryopreservation of mature oocytes and embryos. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Reproductive Tissue Storage
What are the CPT codes for the Storage of Reproductive Cells/Tissues? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
ICSI and Embryo Biopsy
How to bill for ICSI or embryo biopsies that occur in different days? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Lab RVUs
Is there a list of RVUs for embryology and andrology laboratory procedures, and if so, where can it be found? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Embryo Biopsy
Have any new codes been introduced for the lab portion of PGT? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Embryo Biopsy Embryologist Travel Costs
Can we bill insurance for the biopsy procedure? Can we bill for travel expenses? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Embryo Biopsy PGS Testing
What codes are appropriate for PGS testing? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Embryo Co-culture
Can codes 89250 and 89251 be billed on different days of the same cycle? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Embryo Culture Denied As Experimental
We have received denials from insurance payers when billing CPT code 89251. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Embryo Culture Less Than And More Than Four Days
When coding 89250 culture of oocytes/embryo <4 days, should that code be submitted to the insurance company for each of the days? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Embryo Freezing/Thawing
Our question refers to the CPT code 89258 “Cryopreservation; Embryo(s)” and 89352 “Thawing of Cryopreserved; Embryo”. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Embryo Storage Fees For Multiple Cycles
We bill embryo storage 89342 for a year's storage. View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Embryo Thawing/Warming
Is it allowable to bill 89250 for the culture of embryos after thaw for a frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycle? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Gamete Thawing/Warming
Can patients be charged for each vial/straw of reproductive gametes or tissues thawed? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
D&C Under Ultrasound Guidance
What are the CPT codes and ICD-10 codes for coding a surgical case for a patient with history of Stage B adenocarcinoma of the cervix ... View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Assisted Hatching Billed With Embryo Biopsy
Do you know if both assisted hatching (89253) and embryo biopsy for PGS/PGD/CCS (89290/89291) can be billed during the same cycle? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Assisted Zona Hatching
Can assisted hatching and embryo biopsy for PGT-A; PGT-M or PGT-SR be billed during the same cycle? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Billing For Cryopreservation Of Embryos Under The Male Partner
Can 89258 be billed under the male partner of a female patient? View the Answer![Coding Icon](/globalassets/_icons/codingcorner.png)
Embryo Transfer
A summary of Embryo Transfer codes collected by the ASRM Coding Committee View the Coding Summary![Legal Icon](/globalassets/_icons/legal.png)
Colorado court balances religious and secular beliefs in frozen embryo divorce dispute
The day before the Dobbs decision, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled on a divorcing couple’s disputed control over their frozen embryos. View the Legally Speaking![Videos Icon](/globalassets/_icons/videos.png)
Journal Club Global: Is PGT-P cutting edge or should we cut it out?
PGT for polygenic risk scoring (PGT-P) is a novel screening strategy of embryos for polygenic conditions and traits. View the Video![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Disposition of unclaimed embryos: an Ethics Committee opinion
Programs should create and enforce written policies addressing the designation, retention, and disposal of unclaimed embryos. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
A review of best practices of rapid-cooling vitrification for oocytes and embryos: a committee opinion (2021)
The focus of this paper is to review best practices for rapid-cooling cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Ethics in embryo research: a position statement by the ASRM Ethics in Embryo Research Task Force and the ASRM Ethics Committee (2020)
Scientific research using human embryos advances human health and offspring well-being and provides vital insights into the mechanisms for reproduction. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Guidance for Providers Caring for Women and Men Of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure (Updated 2019)
This ASRM guidance specifically addresses Zika virus infection issues and concerns of individuals undergoing assisted reproductive technologies (ART). View the Guideline![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Blastocyst culture and transfer in clinically assisted reproduction: a committee opinion (2018)
The purposes of this document is to review the literature regarding the clinical application of blastocyst transfer. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Posthumous retrieval and use of gametes or embryos: an Ethics Committee opinion (2018)
Posthumous gamete retrieval or use is ethically justifiable if written documentation from the deceased authorizing the procedure is available. View the Committee Opinion![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Recommended practices for the management of embryology, andrology, and endocrinology laboratories: a committee opinion (2014)
A general overview for good management practices within the endocrinology, andrology, and embryology laboratories in the United States. View the Recommendation![Document Icon](/globalassets/_icons/document.png)
Informed consent and the use of gametes and embryos for research: a committee opinion (2014)
The ethical conduct of human gamete and embryo research depends upon conscientious application of principles of informed consent. View the Committee Opinion![Tool Icon](/globalassets/_icons/tool_app.png)