If a Check Is Received from Medicare and It Is

question 9

Multiple Choice

If a check is received from Medicare and it is obvious that it is an overpayment, the insurance billing specialist should

• A) deposit the check and then write to Medicare to acknowledge the overpayment.
• B) deposit the check and wait for Medicare to notify the physician of the mistake.
• C) send the check back to Medicare with an explanation of the overpayment.
• D) set the check aside until the overpayment issue has been resolved.

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