UHC placing ‘pre-pay’ review on some Covid claims
Multiple labs we work with have recently received pre-payment records requests from UnitedHealthcare to support their Covid-19 testing. While UHC isn’t denying these tests for improper coding, the payments they’ve put on hold amount to nearly $1 million in...
UHC to require Designated Diagnostic Provider status for non-patient payments
By: Alex Mitchell, Quality Programs Coordinator Update: Following a meeting with College of American Pathologists reps, UHC announced it was delaying the deadline for labs to complete the quality survey to March 10. The payer has since removed the deadline to complete...
UHC now requiring G0416 for prostate biopsies across all products
FYI: This post originally ran in October 2020 when UHC first announced this move. We have bumped it to the top of our blog as a reminder the policy change is now in effect. After making the move to align prostate biopsies with G0416 for Medicare Advantage plans...