DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 1 (January)

Benchmark of the Week: Surgical procedure denial rates, 2008-2009

Denial rates for most surgical procedures declined from 2008 to 2009, continuing a trend that began in 2007 (PBN 1/25/10). This chart examines denial rates for 10 surgical procedures that have high Medicare utilization and represent a wide variety of specialties. NOTE: The utilization minimum was 100,000 services billed annually.

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