Thus, the moving average cost of the green widgets was $5 per unit at the beginning of the month, and $5.88 at the end of the month. We will repeat the example, but now include several sales. Remember that we recalculate the moving average after every transaction.
Finally, pass-through billing is an arrangement in which a laboratory tests samples provided by a physician for a fee, and allows the physician to profit by billing payers directly for the laboratory services for more than the physician paid the laboratory. This approach is typically avoided for Medicare and Medicaid patients by most physicians.
Fee Schedule Through December 31, 2017. Outpatient clinical laboratory services are paid based on a fee schedule in accordance with Section 1833(h) of the Social Security Act. Payment is the lesser of the amount billed, the local fee for a geographic area, or a national limit.