Denial rates of common allergy codes change — but remain tough to get paid

Why This Topic Matters

Allergy testing services are common in specialty practice, and denial trends can affect reimbursement, workflow, and coding review. Understanding which allergy testing services are drawing more denials helps practices monitor billing performance and payer response over time.

Article Sections

1. Benchmark of the week

   Introduces the Medicare-based denial-rate analysis for allergy skin testing services and frames the overall trend being discussed.

2. Denial trends and code changes

   Reviews multi-year denial patterns across allergy testing services, including the effect of a 2013 code revision and differences in utilization across services.

3. Source

   Identifies the underlying Medicare claims analysis used for the article's discussion.