tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2017 Issue 6

Emergency Department Errors: ED Visit Claims Logged Over $260 Million in Errors Last Year

Here are the mistakes that were made - and how you can avoid them. Emergency department visits are your bread and butter, so you certainly know how to select the correct code every time, right? Not so fast. According to the latest Medicare error rate data, emergency department visits represented over a quarter million dollars in errors last year, logging a 12.4 percent error rate. The vast majority of these claims featured incorrect coding errors, which means that most of the EDs nationwide could benefit from brushing up on their coding skills. The backstory:  CMS issued its...

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