Gastroenterology Coding Alert

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Check These GI Practice Errors to Avoid Landing on CMS’ Hit List

Gastroenterologists billed $91M in Part B improper payments last year, report says. If your practice logged 6.2 percent of its claims incorrectly, you’d be out a significant amount of money, right? Unfortunately, that was the case for many GI practices last year, when gastroenterologists submitted over $90 million in improper payments, according to CMS’ latest report. Background: CMS issued its [...]
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