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Please explain why physicians cannot bill 36598, 36593 in hospital setting when physician administers tPA to port following the port study. Status indicator T implies that 36598 is not payable only when other services that are payable are submitted by same provider on same DOS. If 36593 is not payable due to POS then 36598 would be payable to physician in this setting. We are reimbursed for the 36598 we are never reimbursed for 36593.