» Verification of Benefits

 Steps for Hiring LBS to Verify Benefits

Note: Once these steps have been completed, Larsen Billing will begin the process of verifying your benefits. We will also pursue obtaining pre-authorization and in-network exception (if possible). This process could take up to 10 business days to complete. We will send a copy of the verification information to the email address listed on the Patient Registration Form and to the midwife.

When verifying benefits we determine:

Note: Verification is not confirmation that the insurance company will pay what is stated when verifications were obtained. The insurance company has the right to make a final ruling on each claim submitted according to their latest policies and procedures.

Verification of Benefits Overview

The first step in obtaining optimum reimbursement from an insurance company is the verification of benefits. Verifying benefits is the process of gaining information regarding a member’s insurance coverage. It also helps to alleviate surprises along the way and can be used in cases where appeals may need to be written.

Due to the important nature of obtaining complete and accurate information regarding benefits, Larsen Billing Service will not pursue troubled claims in cases where verifications were not performed by Larsen Billing Service, or by a midwife who has been trained in gathering this information.

Larsen Billing Service has a team of specialist who are specifically trained in obtaining midwife and birth center benefits information. With Larsen Billing, we do not stop at obtaining verifications; we continue the process by obtaining a pre-authorization (if one is required) and an in-network exception.

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Kind Words From a Happy Mom

Please accept my deepest gratitude for the manner in which your company handled our request to verify benefits. I had heard from two midwives that it was well worth the money to go to Larsen Billing to verify benefits before committing to using a midwife. After spending only two and a half days working with Larsen Billing, I would have to agree 100%. I thank you and your team for your commitment to the midwives who I believe are returning us moms to the way God intended His children to be birthed.

— Many Blessings, Jennifer Tellef