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According to the article three of the most common billing and coding errors are as follows double billing, typos, error in billing amounts. When a person is being double billed this means that they are getting charged for two of something ex: procedure or medication. As a solution I would suggest that one double checks their work with a fresh pair of eyes. Instead of billing out the file when finished set it down and start working on another file when one is done with that one pick the previous file back up to take a double look at it with a fresh pair of eyes. Second one is typos for example the dates of the hospital days could be incorrect or the number of hours one was in the operating room. The solution to this is similar to the double billing solution which is to double check your work as you are typing. If you think you saw a four double look to make sure that you did see a four and not a two. Over looking your work when finished comparing the original report to your bill. The third example of billing mistakes is amounts for example charging the patient of a six day stay but they only stayed four days or charging them for medication that they didn’t take. The solution for this once again double or even triple check your work before billing. If you’re not able to double check your work have a co-worker over look it and fix any mistakes if found.
The Medicare National correct coding Initiative has a huge effect on the billing and coding process because it is designed to control improper coding which can lead to inappropriate payment. The NCCI also has code pair edits that are automated prepayment edits that prevent improper payment when two codes are submitted together. The NCCI also has a set of edits known as Medically Unlikely Edits. A MUE is a maximum number of units of service allowed for a single healthcare. Because of the NCCI a lot of mistakes are not able to be made because it will catch them before the bill is submitted to a patient or an