Reimbursement: Keep Tabs on Lab Requests to Sidestep MAC Scrutiny
Plus: E/M codes, diagnostic testing are among top Part B errors.
When your organization orders a lab service, you probably submit the order and move on to more critical matters. However, you may want to give a little extra attention to these orders and follow through with your requests because this area frequently causes errors during Medicare processing.
That key piece of advice was shared by CGS Medicare’s Julene Lienard during the Part B payer’s September 27 webinar “Top CERT Errors for 2021.” Check out a few additional commonly seen errors, along with tips on...
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