DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 3 (March)

Benchmark of the Week: Top-denied codes according to your carrier

Summary: Duplicate services and documentation errors are driving denials of high-volume services, according to provider education articles on several carrier websites. The top services implicated include a low-level E/M code, common chest X-rays, EKGs and therapeutic exercises. NOTE: The percent figures above the bars show the denial rate for each service, first in 2006 and then in 2008.

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