Abuse

Abuse

A range of the following improper behaviours or billing practises including, but not limited to:

Billing for a non-covered service;

Misusing codes on the claim (i.e., the way the service is coded on the claim does not comply with national or local coding guidelines or is not billed as rendered); or

Inappropriately allocating costs on a cost report.

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Category: Medicare & Medicaid
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