Medical Billing Consultancy

Claim denials are hitting 17% in 2026. Is your practice keeping up?

The numbers are hard to ignore. US claim denial rates especially for Medicare Advantage and commercial plans are projected to reach 15–17% this year. That means for every 10 claims you submit, up to 2 may never get paid on time.

1 in 3 hospitals are already reporting over $10M in bad debt annually. And administrative costs now eat up nearly 25 cents of every dollar spent in healthcare.

The practices winning right now aren't working harder on billing, they've outsourced it to people who do nothing else.

Outsourced RCM delivers:
→ 18% fewer claim rejections
→ 22% faster payment turnaround
→ 70% of practices report better cash flow

You became a doctor to treat patients, not to fight with payers. Let a dedicated billing team handle the denials, prior auths, and follow-ups, so zero revenue slips through.

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🚨 418 CPT Code Changes Are Now Live? Is Your Practice Ready?
The AMA's 2026 CPT code set brings the most significant updates in years: 288 new codes, 84 deletions, and 46 revisions — all effective January 1, 2026.
What's changing:
→ Remote Patient Monitoring — new shorter-interval codes
→ AI-augmented services & digital health coverage expanded
→ Hearing device codes modernized
→ Lower extremity revascularization full structural overhaul
Every uncorrected claim is a denial waiting to happen. Now is the time to audit your charge master, retrain your coders, and update your billing software before revenue starts leaking.
What's your biggest concern with the 2026 CPT updates? Drop it in the comments. 👇

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📎 Source: AMA Official Release → ama-assn.org