Medical Coding, Damages Testimony Largely Admitted In Labs’ Compensation Case

( April 8, 2024, 8:54 AM EDT) -- BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Experts may largely testify about medical coding practices and the resulting damages labs incurred from an insurer’s denials of the labs’ claims because they go beyond a layperson’s knowledge and are based on solid calculations, a federal judge in Connecticut said in excluding only portions based on flawed data provided to the damages expert and the medical coder’s testimony about whether the labs attempted to collect from patients....