The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) CGI (covering Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky) posted three CMS-approved issues for audits of Medicare claims. CGI will now target these physician services by providers in Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota during automated reveiws of claims.
Those targeted services are:
NOTE: These targets only apply to physicians in Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota.
You'll find these targets are similar to targets previously posted by other RACs (subscribers click here and here for more information).
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