Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
Medicare pays a specimen collection fee when it is medically necessary for a clinical laboratory technician to draw a specimen to perform a clinical diagnostic laboratory test. When a technician travels to a nursing facility or homebound patient and a specimen collection fee is payable, the Social Security Act provides for payment of a travel allowance. Prior work found that travel allowances were at risk of being overpaid.
Date Issued:
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
A-06-17-04002
Component, if applicable:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Location(s):
Agency-Wide
Type of Report:
Audit
Questioned Costs:
$0
Funds for Better Use:
$2,373,676
Number of Recommendations:
4
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