|Slideshows|July 9, 2020

Top 13 reasons for claim denials

Practices that can eliminate these common reasons will find greater financial success.

Denied claims are one of physicians' chief complaints when it comes to dealing with payers. To a certain extent, every practice deals with claim denials. It's those practices that eliminate the most common reasons that experience a smoother revenue cycle and find greater financial success.Here are the 13 most common reasons for why claims are denied.

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