DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2013 Issue 2 (February)

Benchmark of the Week: Diagnostic colonoscopy denial rates, utilization vs. screenings, 2010-2011

This table and chart depict billing and denial trends for colon cancer screening and diagnostic services from 2010 to 2011. Denial rates overall remained low, less than 10%, and diagnostic colonoscopies were by far the top-billed services for both years followed by fecal occult screenings (G0328).

 

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