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Reader Question: Steer Clear of Blanket Claim Resubmissions
Question: We have several claims that our payer is taking more than 30 days to process or that the payer has suspended for review. A colleague told me that after 30 days I should resubmit the claim to ensure that the payer received it and will process it. Is this an appropriate solution?
New Jersey Subscriber
Answer: You should not submit identical, duplicate claims to payers when you don’t think you’re getting payment in a timely fashion. Duplicate billing tops most payers’ lists of billing errors.
In fact, one Medicare carrier just sent a reminder to providers...
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