Aetna files suit against operators of allegedly fraudulent COVID testing labs
Posted On: Nov. 22, 2021 10:16 AM CSTAetna Inc. sued several radiology companies and clinicians Nov. 17, alleging they provided unlicensed services, billed for services they didn't perform and upcoded billing to inflate charges linked to COVID-19 testing, Becker’s Hospital Review reports. The suit alleges that two former physicians transformed two radiology labs in Rochelle Park, New Jersey, into COVID-19 testing facilities before upcoding simple tests into high-level consultations and evaluations.