Workers compensation is a large share of the book, and it is billed to a state fee schedule rather than to your contracted rates. In Pennsylvania that plays out against a specific set of rules rather than a general one.
Claims for Pennsylvania providers are adjudicated by Novitas Solutions (JL), which is also who hears the first level of appeal — so an appeal argument that works here works in every state that contractor covers.
At a glance
Coding driver
Global surgical periods and modifier use, where a post-operative visit billed separately is a denial by design.
Medicare contractor
Novitas Solutions (JL)
Medicaid program
HealthChoices
Auto injuries
No-fault — auto carrier pays first
What changes in Pennsylvania
Medicaid in Pennsylvania runs as HealthChoices and is delivered largely through commercial managed care plans, so most Medicaid claims are adjudicated by an insurer with its own filing window and its own authorization rules rather than by the state.
Pennsylvania is a no-fault state. For an auto injury the auto carrier is the payer of first resort, not the health plan, and billing the health plan first produces a denial that looks like a coverage problem but is a sequencing problem.
Where orthopedics claims fail
- Services inside a global period billed separately
- Missing or unsupported modifier on staged procedures
- Comp claims billed at commercial rates
We work the claims. You practice medicine.
Coding, claim submission, denial management, and A/R follow-up — with nothing left for your front desk to chase.
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Review
We look at your Pennsylvania orthopedics denials.
Scope
A written scope and price before any work starts.
Transition
Coding and submission move across without a gap.
Report
Denial causes segmented by payer and provider.
Orthopedics Billing in Pennsylvania — Frequently Asked Questions
Do orthopedics billing rules differ in Pennsylvania?
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Yes — Pennsylvania runs no-fault auto coverage, which changes who pays first for an injury claim. HealthChoices is delivered through commercial managed care plans, each setting its own filing window and authorization rules.
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