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Archive > September, 2004 Vol. V, No. 9

Coding & Billing

Dangers of Out-of-network Billing

Judie English

Judie English In and of itself, out-of-network billing is a perfectly legitimate practice. While there are no laws against billing services you've provided to insurance companies with whom you don't have a contract, here are five reasons to think twice about the practice.

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