Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
Correction:
ZPICs to Collect Flat Fee, Not Percentage
Published on Wed Sep 17, 2008 
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In last week's issue of the Insider (Vol. 9, No. 37, page 281), we indicated that contractors participating in the government's new Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPIC) program will collect a percentage of the money they recover. However, that was inaccurate. In fact, the government will pay the ZPICs a flat fee for their work.
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