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Table 3 Total improper payment rate (%) in other Parts A and B services

From: Upcoding in medicare: where does it matter most?

Fiscal Year

Part A non-IPPS

Part B DMEPOS

2011

4.80

66.0

2012

8.20

58.2

2013

13.1

53.1

2014

14.7

39.9

2015

14.0

46.3

2016

11.3

44.6

2017

8.10

35.5

2018

8.10

30.7

2019

6.20

31.8

  1. SOURCE: Data directly obtained from the reported improper payment rates for these services in Medicare FFS Improper Payments Reports 2011 – 2020 [5].
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Health Economics Review

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