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HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES
TOP 10 REASONS FOR DENIED HEALTHCARE CLAIMS


CPT/ DIAGNOSIS CODE MISMATCH

MISSING 5TH DIGIT FROM DIAGNOSIS CODE

INCORRECT CARRIER BILLED

WRONG OR MISSING MODIFIER

NOT MEDICALLY NECESSARY

NO AUTHORIZATION ON FILE

WRONG INSURANCE ID # OR GROUP ID #

COORDINATION OF BENEFITS

COVERAGE TERMED PRIOR TO DATE OF SERVICE

PATIENT WENT TO WRONG FACILITY OR PROVIDER
For further explanations of the above issues or if you have a denial
for one of the above, please contact us immediately.
Healthcare Billing fraud costs every
American an average of $900.00 per
year!

One of our members was charged
$179 for a blood pressure reading!

Patients' insurance companies are
routinely charged for (and pay for)
tests never received !

In the last 10 years, the average
insurance premium cost rose 125%!

1/3 of ALL durable medical equipment
companies are fraudulent!

After auditing 40,000 hospital bills, an
independent investigation by Equifax
found 97% had errors!
60 MINUTES REPORT ON HEALTHCARE BILLING FRAUD October 25, 2009
FRIGHTENING STATISTICS
NBC REPORT ON HEALTHCARE BILLING FRAUD December 11, 2007
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