Legal Opinion
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund v. Pathology Laboratories of Arkansas, P.A.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 1, 1995No. 18-1321PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
The Baptist Medical Systems Hospitals of Little Rock, Arkansas, provide pathology services to their patients by contract with a group of eight pathologists, incorporated as Pathology Laboratories of Arkansas. A test of a blood or tissue specimen at one of the Hospitals leads to two charges: one from the Hospitals and one from Pathology Laboratories. The Hospitals’ bill (the “technical component”) covers space, equipment, and technicians’ services; Pathology Laboratories’ bill (the “professional component”) covers setting up test protocols, calibrating the equipment…
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