How to Prevent Denials in Gastroenterology Billing and Boost Reimbursements
Gastroenterology practices are facing significant challenges in maximizing reimbursements is quite a common crisis. If your practice is struggling with claim denials and delayed payments, worry no more as you are not alone. Being a complex billing affair, however, claim denials can devour into your revenue,. But it can be resolve of you know the underlying causes of these issues and address them efficiently. Why Are Claim Denials So Prevalent in Gastroenterology Billing? It is no doubt that gastroenterology billing encompasses complicated procedures, including colonoscopies, endoscopies, biopsies etc that need to be coded and documented properly without any mistake. For instance, codes such as CPT 45378 (diagnostic colonoscopy) and CPT 43235 (upper GI endoscopy) need to be used correctly. However, owing to the complexity of the procedures and the constant updates to coding rules can easily be practices as errors are inevitable and may result in claim denials. Moreover, statistics indi...