Paying medical bills is a huge hassle and expense for
companies. With the cost of providing workers’ compensation coverage for
employees rising, it’s more important than ever that employers have a cost
control process in place to minimize expenses and maximize savings. One
important aspect of any cost control plan is medical bill reviewing.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
What You Need to Know about Hospital Services for Your Medical Bills
The medical billing process is confusing, to say the least.
Every service rendered by the hospital has a specific billing code associated
with it, and depending on the circumstances under which the procedure was
performed, certain billing modifiers may need to be used to adjust the final
cost to the payer. Unfortunately, billing departments often make mistakes,
either through oversight or sometimes in an attempt to obtain more money that can
cost the payer (your company) a bundle if they go unnoticed.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
What You Need to Know about Anesthesia Modifiers for Medical Bill Coding
One look at
the medical billing process, and it’s no wonder so many mistakes are made. With
so many different codes for each medical procedure and the numerous modifiers
indicating special circumstances under which the procedure was performed,
billers have a difficult task documenting everything properly. For companies
providing healthcare for their employees, this often leads to increased costs
due to incorrect billing from medical providers.
Friday, June 6, 2014
What You Need to Know about Modifiers 80, 81, 82, and AS for Medical Bill Coding
Medical billing mistakes cost paying companies huge sums of
money in excessive workers’ compensation-related expenses every year. Many of
these mistakes are due to coding errors, particularly the misuse of certain
modifiers.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
What You Need to Know about Modifier 62 for Medical Bill Coding
If your business is like others, you’ve seen a drastic
increase in your health care costs in recent times. Providing health care
coverage for your employees is costly, and the last thing you can afford is to
pay more than you’re supposed to, due to inaccurate medical bills.
Unfortunately, billing mistakes happen more often than you might think. That’s
why it’s important to educate yourself on how medical billing works so you can
catch these mistakes and ensure they are corrected, saving your company money.
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