Paid Claims Error Rates by Service Type: DMERCs

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Service Types Billed to DMERCs (SADMERC Policy Group) Paid Claims Error Rate
Error Rate Number of Line Items (Sample) Projected Improper Payment Amount Standard Error 95% Confidence Interval
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Surgical Dressings 75.7% 195 $176,320,864 11.9% 52.3% - 99.1%
Glucose Monitor 13.6% 2,719 $158,218,995 1.1% 11.5% - 15.8%
All Policy Groups with Less than 30 Claims 6.8% 627 $109,302,255 2.9% 1.2% - 12.5%
Nebulizers & Related Drugs 6.0% 2,525 $55,954,945 2.1% 1.8% - 10.2%
Support Surfaces 29.6% 64 $30,749,629 13.5% 3.1% - 56.1%
CPAP 7.4% 743 $27,821,845 2.5% 2.4% - 12.3%
Ostomy Supplies 16.2% 329 $22,990,712 7.7% 1.2% - 31.2%
Lower Limb Orthoses 9.8% 142 $17,429,493 5.1% ( 0.1%) - 19.7%
Immunosuppressive Drugs 4.9% 221 $16,698,871 2.5% ( 0.0%) - 9.8%
Oxygen Supplies/Equipment 0.7% 2,506 $14,516,566 0.2% 0.2% - 1.1%
Diabetic Shoes 7.2% 189 $12,610,011 3.6% 0.2% - 14.3%
Urological Supplies 19.5% 224 $10,838,330 8.8% 2.1% - 36.8%
Wheelchairs Options/Accessories 5.9% 402 $10,422,178 2.9% 0.2% - 11.5%
Enteral Nutrition 1.7% 460 $9,150,690 0.8% 0.0% - 3.3%
Wheelchairs Manual 2.5% 624 $5,572,536 0.8% 1.0% - 4.0%
Respiratory Assist Device 3.5% 70 $3,121,006 2.7% ( 1.8%) - 8.9%
Hospital Beds/Accessories 1.1% 409 $2,831,681 0.7% ( 0.2%) - 2.4%
Walkers 2.5% 174 $2,352,197 1.2% 0.2% - 4.8%
Lenses 2.4% 360 $2,064,086 1.4% ( 0.4%) - 5.2%
Patient Lift 5.9% 54 $1,744,695 3.5% ( 1.1%) - 12.8%
Upper Limb Orthoses 3.1% 60 $838,143 2.2% ( 1.1%) - 7.4%
Commodes/Bed Pans/Urinals 1.7% 90 $698,881 1.4% ( 1.0%) - 4.5%
Canes/Crutches 4.5% 52 $564,786 4.4% ( 4.1%) - 13.2%
Repairs/DME 2.1% 33 $212,720 2.0% ( 1.7%) - 5.9%
Suction Pump 0.4% 35 $33,501 0.4% ( 0.4%) - 1.1%
Infusion Pumps & Related Drugs 0.0% 165 N/A N/A N/A
Wheelchairs Seating 0.0% 31 N/A N/A N/A
_Routinely Denied Items_ N/A 76 N/A N/A N/A
All Type of Services (Incl. Codes Not Listed) 7.5% 13,579 $693,059,615 1.4% 4.8% - 10.2%