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.
CareSource prohibits pass-through billing. Pass-through billing occurs when an ordering provider requests and bills for services that are not performed by th e ordering provider or by a direct employee of that provider. With respect to laboratory services, CareSource will reimburse for the services which the provider itself is certified through CLIA to perform. Claims may not be submitted to CareSource for any laboratory services for which a provider lacks the applicable CLIA certification. Additionally, CareSource members cannot be billed for any such services. CareSourceconsiders any claim for services related to pass-through billing not eligible for reimbursement. Providers must bill CareSource only for those services which they or their direct