Jonathan Myles, MD, FCAP, chair of the College of American Pathologists' council on government and professional affairs speaks to 360DX on surprise billing challenges. "There's no question that raising the fee from $50 to $350 will have a huge impact on laboratories, and in particular the smaller laboratories," states Dr. Myles. "The claims in pathology are often quite small. So when you increase the fee by sixfold, it certainly makes it harder for a laboratory to bring forth claims. There's no question … you will decrease the chance of a laboratory bringing forth a case for arbitration."
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