Unpaid Radiology Claims in New Jersey: Incidence and Financial Implications
Lawrence C. Swayne1,2,
Alan Fask3,
Helen D. Stelletell2,
John D. Fanburg4,
Lynn Griffin5 and
Jonathan H. Sunshine6,7
1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Morristown Memorial Hospital, 100 Madison
Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960.
2 Morris Imaging Associates, 66 Maple Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960.
3 Fairleigh Dickinson University, 285 Madison Ave., Madison, NJ 07940.
4 Brach, Eichler, Rosenberg, Silver, Bernstein, Hammer, & Gladstone, 101
Eisenhower Pkwy., Roseland, NJ 07068-1067.
5 Dominion Medical Management, 4405 Cox Rd., Ste. 170, Glen Allen, VA
23060.
6 Research Department, American College of Radiology, 1891 Preston White Dr.,
Reston, VA 20191.
7 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

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Fig. 1. Scatterplot of unpaid claims versus late claims for six
payers during three claim submission periods shows fairly strong correlation
(r = 0.73) between the two.
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Fig. 2. Graph of percentage of 48,217 claims remaining unpaid from
day of submission shows that claims not reimbursed by 130 days are unlikely to
be paid.
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