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Recently, many of our clients have found that more and more of their in-network, contracted claims which they have billed to the various payors are being denied, in whole or in part, for an alleged lack of medical necessity. This article provides some considerations to be made when dealing with payors who have denied claims based on medical necessity grounds.
Examine Your Contract
Definition of Medical Necessity
Providers should examine their contracts with the payor at issue. First, determine how the terms “Medical Necessity” or “Medically Necessary Services” (or the equivalent) have been defined in your contract. Ensuring that the services in question comply with that definition will be critical to succeeding in any challenge to the payor’s denial of the claim. Should any challenge of the payor’s denial result in litigation or arbitration, your expert witness will also need to become very familiar with the definition included in your contract and be able to support that the services provided do meet the definition provided. Read More ›