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Sutter Health Pays Millions to Settle Improper Billing Claims
The healthcare services provider will be on the hook for $13 million for alleged improper billing of lab tests.
The healthcare services provider will be on the hook for $13 million for alleged improper billing of lab tests.
In addition to the prison sentence for the x-ray-related fraud scheme, the company president must also pay nearly $2 million in restitution.
This month’s key lab cases involve false billing of urine drug and PGx tests and two lawsuits that were tossed.
A recent $3.5 million settlement illustrates the kinds of pitfalls that can result in liability for hospital and freestanding sleep labs.
In this Labs in Court monthly roundup, the Texas-based pathology lab was accused of falsely billing Medicare for unnecessary tests on biopsy specimens.