Medicare Advantage Payors to Require DEX Z-Codes
By: Cassie Penn, Client Manager On October 1, 2021, certain Medicare Advantage Payors, such as UHC, began requiring providers to submit DEX Z-Codes. Other Medicare Advantage Payors may now similarly start utilizing and requiring the use of DEX Z-Codes, according to a...
OIG to Focus Audits on COVID Add-On Payments
By: Dyana Williams, Client Manager Lighthouse Laboratory Services has been raising awareness about the risk of fraud and abuse within the lab industry for months as newly developed labs began addressing the need for COVID-19 Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests...
Can Payors Recoup COVID Testing Claims During the PHE?
Ask Ann is a new revenue cycle management mailbag headed by Ann Lambrix, Vice President of RCM Consulting for Lighthouse Lab Services. Each month, Ann will be tackling the burning billing and reimbursement questions from our clinical laboratory and pathology clients....
How to Create a Safe Laboratory for Your Employees
In a laboratory, workplace safety is a paramount concern. Laboratory equipment, supplies, and waste present many chances for items to get damaged and people to get hurt. But accidents and unwanted outcomes can be avoided in a laboratory that fosters a safe work...