The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced it discovered systems errors affecting claims with new drug testing laboratory codes (HCPCS codes G0477 through G0483) with dates of service on or after January 1, 2016. If you are affected, CMS states that your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) will be holding these claims until […]
Medicare Issues Reminder on Submission of Duplicate Claims
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a reminder about submitting duplicate claims to Medicare in a recent issue of the Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter (pdf). As Medicare notes, submitting duplicate claims for the same service encounter is inappropriate. Medicare does not make payment for duplicate claims that a provider may […]
#1 Physician Complaint About Payers: Claims Denials
In a new survey by Medscape, physicians identified denial of claims as the worst experience they have with insurance companies. According to the survey’s results, published in the “Insurer Ratings Report 2014,” claims denials were the most frequently as well as the most intensively described negative experience. Medscape also asked physicians to rate payers on […]