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Ambulatory Surgery Center Claim Scrubbing with ASC-Specific Rules

Illustrative Revenue Cycle Automation Scenario. This scenario demonstrates how a healthcare organization could apply revenue-cycle automation. It is not presented as an actual customer result.

The Challenge

An ASC billed both facility and professional components for procedures, creating complex coding and billing requirements. Denials resulted from incorrect use of ASC facility codes versus professional codes, missing implant documentation, and payer-specific ASC billing rules. The dual-component billing structure required specialized knowledge that generalist billers lacked.

The Approach

Sarva configured ASC-specific claim scrubbing rules covering facility vs. professional coding, implant documentation requirements, and payer-specific ASC billing policies.

Implant documentation was automatically matched to claim lines using EHR integration with OR records.

Dual-component billing validation was automated to ensure facility and professional claims were consistent and non-duplicative.

Payer-specific ASC billing rules were loaded and continuously updated.

Illustrative Outcomes

ASC-specific denial rate

Illustrative reduction from 18% to under 6%

Implant documentation compliance

Illustrative improvement to above 95%

Facility fee capture

Illustrative increase through complete coding

Outcomes are illustrative and do not represent actual customer results.

Key Lessons

ASC billing requires specialized rules that generic claim scrubbers do not provide.
Automated implant documentation matching reduces a major source of ASC denials.
Facility and professional component consistency checking prevents duplicate billing denials.

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