CEO SUMMARY: New rules requiring use of National Provider Identification (NPI) numbers took effect on May 23. Since then, Medicare carriers and payers nationwide have rejected claims from pathologists and other providers that do not comply with the new NPI rules. A missing NPI on just one claim will result in the front-end rejection of […]
NPI Rules Slow Payments to Pathology Groups, Labs
Private payers and Medicare carriers kick out high volume of claims for incorrect NPI compliance
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XV No. 8 - June 16, 2008 Issue
- Tags: billing service, clinical lab, clinical laboratories, Clinical Laboratory, dark report, impac, lab billing, laboratories, laboratory director, medical billing, medical billing service, Medicare, pathologists, Pathology group, pathology groups, pathology practice, pathology service, pathology service associates, private payer, rejected claim, rejected claims, revenue cycle, the dark report, xifin
