Medical Review Postpayment Reviews: October 2021 Through September 2022 Planned Reviews

Published 02/03/2022

Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare’s Medical Review (MR) department is conducting post-payment reviews at this time.

Post-payment review means that MR will request documentation for claims that have already been processed and paid. These reviews will be performed on services where a high error rate and/or potential overutilization has been identified through data analysis. 

An Additional Documentation Request (ADR) letter, asking for the records for a specific claim, will be sent on each claim selected for review. MR clinicians will review your claim and the additional documentation which you submit. 

Upon review of the documentation, MR clinicians will make a determination that either affirms the original payment or denies the payment (in part or in full.) The RRB SMAC will recoup any funds for claims that were paid previously but are denied through this process.

October 2021 – September 2022 Planned Postpayment Reviews

Type of Service

CPT/HCPCS Code

Code Description

Ambulance

A0425

BLS/ALS mileage, per statue mile
(in combination with transport codes)

Ambulance

A0426

ALS1, non-emergency

Ambulance

A0427

ALS1, emergency

Ambulance

A0428

BLS, non-emergency

Ambulance

A0429

BLS, emergency

Ambulance

A0431

Rotary wing air transport

Ambulance

A0436

Rotary wing air mileage, per statute mile (in combination with air transport code)

Drugs/Biologics

J0178

Aflibercept injection

Drugs/Biologics

J0897

Denosumab Injection

Drugs/Biologics

J1745

Infliximab; not biosimil, 10mg

Drugs/Biologics

J2778

Ranibizumab injection

Drugs/Biologics

J9312

Rituximab, injection, 10 mg

Laboratory

G0480

Drug test definitive, 1–7 classes

Laboratory

G0481

Drug test, definitive, 8–14 classes

Laboratory

G0482

Drug test, definitive, 15–21 classes

Laboratory

G0483

Drug test, definitive, 22 or more classes

Laboratory

80305

Drug test, presumptive; direct optical observation

Laboratory

80306

Drug test, presumptive; instrument-assisted

Laboratory

80307

Drug test, presumptive; chemistry analyzers

Laboratory

88305

Tissue exam by pathologist

Laboratory

88307

Tissue exam by pathologist

Laboratory

88309

Tissue exam by pathologist

Laboratory

88312

Special stains; group 1

Radiology Services 

71045

X-ray exam chest 1 view

Radiology Services 

71046

X-ray exam chest 2 views

Radiology Services

77080

DXA, bone density axial

Radiology Services 

R0070

Transport portable X-ray

Radiology Services 

R0075

Transport portable X-ray multiple

Radiology Services

Q0092

Set-up portable X-ray equipment

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