In 2022, Medicare overpayments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans due to coding errors amounted to nearly 34 billion U.S. dollars, it is projected to reach 50 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Healthcare providers are responsible for providing correct diagnosis codes for receiving MA payments from Medicare. Incorrect coding leads to incorrect billing and is the most common cause of overpayments to MA plans in the United States.
Total value of overpayments made to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans due to incorrect coding in the U.S. from 2008 ro 2024
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CMS, & MedPAC. (March 15, 2024). Total value of overpayments made to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans due to incorrect coding in the U.S. from 2008 ro 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380693/overpayments-to-ma-plans-due-to-coding-errors-in-the-us/
CMS, und MedPAC. "Total value of overpayments made to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans due to incorrect coding in the U.S. from 2008 ro 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380693/overpayments-to-ma-plans-due-to-coding-errors-in-the-us/
CMS, MedPAC. (2024). Total value of overpayments made to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans due to incorrect coding in the U.S. from 2008 ro 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380693/overpayments-to-ma-plans-due-to-coding-errors-in-the-us/
CMS, and MedPAC. "Total Value of Overpayments Made to Medicare Advantage (Ma) Plans Due to Incorrect Coding in The U.S. from 2008 Ro 2024 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380693/overpayments-to-ma-plans-due-to-coding-errors-in-the-us/
CMS & MedPAC, Total value of overpayments made to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans due to incorrect coding in the U.S. from 2008 ro 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380693/overpayments-to-ma-plans-due-to-coding-errors-in-the-us/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
Total value of overpayments made to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans due to incorrect coding in the U.S. from 2008 ro 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], CMS, & MedPAC, March 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380693/overpayments-to-ma-plans-due-to-coding-errors-in-the-us/
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