The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Physician’s Mobile X-Ray has agreed to pay the United States $49,759 to resolve potential liability under the False Claims Act. Physician’s Mobile X-Ray is based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and provides mobile imaging services, including x-rays, ultrasounds and cardiac services. According to US Attorney David J. Freed, Physician Mobile X-Ray improperly billed Medicare for the transportation component of X-Ray equipment when x-ray services were provided to more than one Medicare beneficiary at the same location during the same trip. While Medicare will reimburse providers for a transportation component associated with mobile imaging services, that transportation component should be apportioned when more than one patient at the same location receives an x-ray during the same visit. The United States alleged that Physician’s Mobile X-Ray failed to apportion its charges between 2014 and 2019, leading to overcharges to Medicare.
