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Med-Legal: PPO Discounts Do NOT Apply to MLFS
Aug 17, 2021
Med-Legal: PPO Discounts Do NOT Apply to MLFS
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) and other network discounts do not apply to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule (MLFS). Period.In other words, the MLFS and OMFS are c...
ML201 - Liberty Mutual Insurance: Grade F
Apr 1, 2021
ML201 - Liberty Mutual Insurance: Grade F
Claims administrator failed to properly reimburse ML201. Liberty Mutual incorrectly underpaid valid medical-legal code as “exceeds the official medical fee schedule allowance...
ML201 - Guard Insurance Group: Grade F
Apr 1, 2021
ML201 - Guard Insurance Group: Grade F
Claims administrator failed to properly reimburse ML201. Guard incorrectly incorrectly reduced reimbursement by taking a noncompliant PPO reduction. Date of Service: 04/17/20...
ML201 - CorVel: Grade A
Apr 1, 2021
ML201 - CorVel: Grade A
Claims administrator properly processed reimbursement for ML201. Date of Service: 04/03/2021
Med-Legal Diagnostic Testing Is Reimbursable
Aug 19, 2021
Med-Legal Diagnostic Testing Is Reimbursable
FAQ: Is diagnostic testing, as part of a Medical-Legal evaluation, separately reimbursable?A: Yes, as long as the testing is necessary to complete the evaluation.<...
ML200 - Enstar Group: Grade A
Apr 1, 2021
ML200 - Enstar Group: Grade A
Claims administrator properly processed reimbursement for ML200. Date of Service: 04/23/2021
ML203 / ML205 - Sentry Insurance: Grade A
Apr 1, 2021
ML203 / ML205 - Sentry Insurance: Grade A
Claims administrator properly processed reimbursement for ML203. Date of Service: 04/25/2021
AIG: Improper (but Logical) Med-Legal Underpayment
Aug 25, 2021
AIG: Improper (but Logical) Med-Legal Underpayment
AIG improperly reduced a California Medical-Legal bill by 88%, providing a dramatic example of how California law incentivizes payers to incorrectly reimburse physicians who ...
SCIF(CA) ML201/MLPRR: Grade A Report
Apr 1, 2021
SCIF(CA) ML201/MLPRR: Grade A Report
Claims administrator properly processed reimbursement for ML201 and MLPRR. Date of Service: 04/26/2021
ML203 / MLPRR - Sedgwick Claims Management Services: Grade A
Apr 1, 2021
ML203 / MLPRR - Sedgwick Claims Management Services: Grade A
Claims administrator properly processed reimbursement for ML203 and MLPRR. Date of Service: 04/23/2021        
ML201 - Liberty Mutual Insurance: Grade A
Apr 1, 2021
ML201 - Liberty Mutual Insurance: Grade A
Claims administrator properly processed reimbursement for ML201. Date of Service: 04/14/2021
ML201 - Next Level Administrators: Grade A
Apr 1, 2021
ML201 - Next Level Administrators: Grade A
Claims administrator properly processed reimbursement for ML201. Date of Service: 04/02/2021