CMS Billing Edits Continue to Impact Payments for Medical Labs, Drug Testing Physicians

Do you have outstanding claims that were impacted by the CMS NCCI edit restricting the billing of presumptive and definitive drug testing earlier this year? Despite the edit being officially withdrawn, we're continuing to see it cause confusion and delay payments, especially for private payers who have been slow to adapt to the change by CMS.
"It caused a lot of havoc this summer and I would say it's still causing havoc today," says Ann Lambrix, VP, Lighthouse Lab Services RCM Solutions.
Check out our latest update below for more on what measures labs and drug testing providers should take to ensure they receive reimbursement for their services while payers continue to respond to this change.
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