Two chiropractors ordered to repay $300,000 in Medicare claims, including unnecessary X-rays: PSR
Both received incentives to refer patients for radiology, the PSR said.
Two chiropractors who were “unacceptably incentivised” to order X-rays will each repay Medicare over $300,000, the Professional Service Review says.
In some cases, the chiropractors did not even see the patients, the Professional Service Review (PSR) said.
Instead, colleagues used their provider numbers to order MBS X-ray items 57712 (hip joint), 57715 (pelvic girdle) and 58112 (two spine examinations), the PSR’s April update said.
Both chiropractors worked at companies where a radiology clinic had “unacceptably incentivised the request for a service that was not necessary for the treatment of the patient”.
