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Power Wheelchairs: What the Physician Must Do to Ensure Medicare Coverage

Posted by Mary Pat Whaley on October 30, 2012

CMS Finds High Incidence of Improper Payments for Power Wheelchair Claims

Based on the findings of the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program reviews of power wheelchair claims, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted a special study of power wheelchair claims.

The power wheelchair categories studied include:

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Tags: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT), how to bill for the power wheelchair evaluation, insufficient documentation errors, medical necessity errors, Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), Medicare power wheelchair claims, Mobility-Related Activities of Daily Living (MRADLs), Part B Durable Medical Equipment (DME), power wheelchair prior authorization pilot

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