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Ashtabula County Medical Center Incorrectly Billed Medicare for Leuprolide Acetate Implants

Issued on  | Posted on  | Report number: A-03-12-00010

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Ashtabula County Medical Center (the Medical Center) incorrectly billed Medicare for all of the 14 line items billed for leuprolide acetate implants, rather than leuprolide acetate injections. The Medical Center billed Medicare using an incorrect Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code and incorrect units of service. As a result, the Medical Center was overpaid a total of $258,000.

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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This report may be subject to section 5274 of the National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2023, 117 Pub. L. 263.