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Aetna files suit against operators of allegedly fraudulent COVID testing labs

Posted On: Nov. 22, 2021 10:16 AM CST

Aetna 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.