Only when insurance claims are either held up or denied do people realize that there have been mistakes in medical billing that must have been avoided. Here is a list of the most common billing mistakes that becomes the cause for a delay or denial of the insurance reimbursement.
- Wrong patient identification number
- Wrong ICD-9-CM code with out fourth / fifth digits when required
- Duplicate claim
- Wrong date of service
- Keystroke clerical error
- Procedure of claim not fully furnished by the other party
- No match between the ICD-9-CM code and CPT code
- Physician’s ID not available
- Type of service code not mentioned
- Billing branded drug for generic
- Amount totaling mistakes
- Treatment/service provided was not validated
- Service not rendered
- Service/treatment given in an invalid center/place of service
- Service not a medical necessity
- Place of service code not mentioned
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