Weekly Enforcement Report: UDTs & Diagnostic Imaging
This week’s cases involved false billing allegations related to urine drug testing, as well as diagnostic imaging false claims and fraud.
This week’s cases involved false billing allegations related to urine drug testing, as well as diagnostic imaging false claims and fraud.
The owners face fraud charges in two different schemes, one involving urine drug testing and one involving COVID-19 testing.
Recent OIG report says Medicare could have saved up to $215.8 million on at-risk payments for G0483 definitive drug tests.
Labs may be billing Medicare for high-reimbursing and medically unnecessary drug tests, according to the OIG.
In last week’s key cases, those involved in UDT fraud schemes face the music, and a doctor is convicted of stealing COVID relief money.