CEO SUMMARY: Clinical laboratories complain that implementation of a new payment system for molecular tests has been a disaster since January 1. Most contractors for the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have not paid labs for molecular tests billed this year. Billing experts indicate that many commercial plans are not paying either. Groups
Payers Bolix MDx Codes, Labs Unpaid for Months
By Joseph Burns, from the Volume XX No. 5 - April 15, 2013 issue