Pathology queestions. A1C

Can anyone tell me under what circumstances you can bill 83036 more often than every 3 months?

Thanks,

re: Pathology queestions. A1C

When diabetic meds have been altered to improve contol.

re: Pathology queestions. A1C

Just for completeness, a hemoglobin molecule with attached glucose (which is what the HbA1C is measuring) lasts about 3 months. The more there is glucose in the blood, the more hemoglobin molecules get attached glucose hence higher A1C. So if you make a medication change, you really need all the old molecules to be gone and only measuring the new ones. therefore you test no sooner than 3 months to see the complete effect of the medication change.
Diabetes is a life-long disease so there really is no rush to test after a month or two rather than 3 months.