May 14, 2018
Posted June 4, 2018
Missouri-based podiatry provider Foot Healers agreed to pay the United States $125,000 to settle allegations the company violated the False Claims Act by using improper billing modifiers to inflate Medicare claims and falsely upcoding routine toenail trimmings performed on Medicare patients by claiming the service provided was medically necessary toenail debridement. USAO EDMO
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