RebeccaWoodward*
True Blue
I have a surgical claim that denied for lack of medical necessity. The claim was appealed with a provider resolution form. It was submitted by our billing department with hopes to overturn the denial. Without going into details of the appeal itselt, it was not successful. Now...here's the kicker! BCBS now requires that all level II appeals go through an outside agency. For claims that denied for lack of medical necessity and over a $1000, they request a fee of $250 to reconsider the claim. I was appalled when I heard this. BCBS implemented this policy 11-21-08. Does your BCBS carrier do this???
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