Section 16.03.09.655 - LABORATORY AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES: PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT01.Provider of Service. Payment for laboratory tests can only be made to the actual provider of that service. An exception to the preceding is made in the case of: a. An independent laboratory that can bill for a reference laboratory;b. A transplant facility that can bill for histocompatibility testing; andc. Healthcare professionals acting within the licensure and scope of their practice to comply with IDAPA 16.02.12, "Newborn Screening."02.Tests Performed by or Personally Supervised by a Physician. The payment level for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests performed by or personally supervised by a physician will be at a rate established by the Department that is no higher than Medicare's fee schedule. The payment level for other laboratory tests will be a rate established by the Department.03.Tests Performed by an Independent Laboratory. The payment level for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent laboratory will be at a rate established by the Department that is no higher than Medicare's fee schedule. The payment level for other laboratory tests will be at a rate established by the Department.04.Tests Performed by a Hospital Laboratory. The payment level for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests performed by a hospital laboratory for anyone who is not an inpatient will be at a rate established by the Department that is no higher than Medicare's fee schedule. The payment level for other laboratory tests will be at a rate established by the Department.05.Specimen Collection Fee. Collection fees for specimens drawn by venipuncture or catheterization are payable only to the physician or laboratory who draws the specimen. If done during an office visit on the same day the service is ordered, specimen collection may be reimbursed even if prior authorization is not approved.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.09.655