First Coast is receiving several appeals of cardiovascular stress test claims that now require dual diagnoses. Please review this article for details on avoiding unnecessary denials and appeals by submitting the claim correctly the first ti…
Section 1869(b)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (the Act), as amended by Section 940 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), requires an annual reevaluation of the dollar amount in controvers
The claims value in dispute must meet the threshold for obtaining an administrative law judge (ALJ) hearing and a judicial review in federal district court. This is called the “amount in controversy.” The amount in controversy is recalculat…