Leak
No RBM prior auth on advanced imaging
The denial it triggers
Non-appealable denial
How we stop it
We secure the authorization up front
Radiology billing · Cary, NC
Radiology Billing Services in Cary, North Carolina
Radiology billing services in Cary answer to a Research Triangle market where an affluent, tech-employed, well-insured population drives elective and advanced imaging — and every MRI, CT, or PET still runs the authorization and medical-necessity gauntlet.
247 Medical Billing Services has billed imaging since 2005: we split each study into professional and technical components, secure advanced-imaging authorizations before the scan, and route each claim to the right North Carolina payer, backed by a dedicated account manager, a free performance dashboard, HIPAA compliance, and SOC 2 Type II controls.
HIPAACompliant
SOC 2Type II
Serving Since2005
Specialty-FocusedRCM
We bill Radiology for Cary practices
Diagnostic Imaging
CT & MRI
Ultrasound
Interventional
Mammography
And More
Radiology Billing Services in Cary for Every Practice
Cary anchors the western Research Triangle, between Raleigh, Durham, and Research Triangle Park — a market defined by large commercial-payer volume from tech and pharmaceutical employers, plus the imaging demand of a growing, health-active population. That produces a heavy elective and advanced-imaging book, and commercial plans route MRI, CT, and PET through radiology-benefit-manager prior authorization before they will pay. The freestanding centers, orthopedic and sports-medicine groups, and hospital-affiliated reads serving the WakeMed and UNC/Duke footprints all work under it.
North Carolina routing is comparatively new and matters. NC Medicaid moved to Medicaid Managed Care, where most members are enrolled in Standard Plans run by managed-care organizations that each carry their own prior-authorization and coverage rules. Traditional Medicare Part B in North Carolina sits under Palmetto GBA (JM), whose Local Coverage Determinations govern medical necessity for advanced imaging. A Cary radiology claim clears only when it reaches the correct Standard Plan or the Palmetto MAC and is coded to that payer's edits — which a generalist billing company rarely tracks well.
How radiology claims get paid
Codes below only illustrate the mechanics our team runs on each Cary study.
| Study or element | How it's billed | What drives payment |
|---|---|---|
| MRI knee w/o contrast (73721) | Prior auth, then 26 / TC or global | RBM authorization before the scan |
| Read on hospital equipment (26) | Professional component, modifier 26 | Radiologist interprets; facility bills TC |
| CT abdomen/pelvis (74177) | Global, split by ownership | Who owns scanner vs read; site of service |
| PET imaging (78815) | Advanced imaging, LCD-governed | Medical necessity per Palmetto JM policy |
| Contrast-enhanced study | Supervision documented | Contrast and supervision rules met |
| Repeat or bilateral study | Modifiers 76 / 77, RT / LT | Genuine re-read or laterality documented |
Behind it: a 99% clean-claim rate, roughly 99% net collections, A/R under 25 days, up to 40% fewer denials, 90% denial recovery, and 24-hour submission.
Where Cary radiology practices lose revenue
Leak
Wrong Standard Plan on file
The denial it triggers
"Not our member" rejection
How we stop it
We verify the active NC Medicaid plan first
Leak
Wrong or missing 26/TC split
The denial it triggers
Overpayment recoupment
How we stop it
We match the component to the site of service
Leak
LCD / medical-necessity mismatch
The denial it triggers
Palmetto edit denies the study
How we stop it
We match diagnosis to the covering LCD
Leak
NCCI bundling or duplicate reads
The denial it triggers
Component or second read rejected
How we stop it
We apply 59, 76 and 77 correctly
Your revenue review shows which leak is costing your Cary practice the most.
Revenue review
Put a dollar figure on what your radiology claims are leaving behind.
A certified radiology billing specialist reviews your coding, unit counts, authorizations and aged A/R against the payers you actually bill in Cary, NC — and puts a number on what your current process is leaving on the table.
- Professional and technical components billed to the right entity per site
- Advanced-imaging authorization confirmed before the study is read
- Contrast, laterality and comparison-study modifiers checked per payer
HIPAA & SOC 2
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No long-term lock-in
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Why Cary practices outsource radiology billing to 247MBS
Commercial-heavy, advanced-imaging practices are exactly where outsourcing to a professional, radiology-fluent team pays off. As a medical billing services company built around imaging, we already carry the RBM queue, the Standard Plan logic, and the 26/TC decision. When you outsource to 247MBS, the authorizations, splits, and LCD checks clear before submission — not after a denial. We run eligibility and payer verification to pin the correct NC Medicaid Standard Plan or Medicare MAC per patient, denial management and appeals worked to root cause, and A/R follow-up that chases aged imaging balances to resolution. Our compliant results — 99% clean-claim rate, roughly 99% net collections, A/R under 25 days, up to 40% fewer denials, 90% recovered — are measured against your own book. It runs inside our radiology revenue cycle practice, one team and one dashboard, backed by 98% client retention.
Who we serve in Cary
We bill hospital-affiliated radiology groups reading for the Triangle facilities, freestanding imaging and diagnostic centers, orthopedic and sports-medicine practices running in-office MRI and X-ray, mobile imaging operators, and teleradiology groups reading across state lines — across Cary, Apex, Morrisville, and the western Research Triangle. Own the equipment, only the read, or both, we bill the professional and technical pieces to match.
Medical Billing for Radiology in Cary
Cary imaging groups keep more of what they read when medical billing for radiology is run by a team that already knows the western Research Triangle payer map. 247MBS collects on your professional and technical work by clearing radiology-benefit-manager authorizations before the MRI, CT, or PET, setting the 26/TC split to the site of service, and routing each claim to the correct NC Medicaid Standard Plan or the Palmetto JM Medicare contractor. For freestanding centers, orthopedic reads, and hospital-affiliated groups across the WakeMed and UNC/Duke footprint, that means fewer non-appealable authorization denials and cleaner first-pass payment. A 99% clean-claim rate and A/R held under 25 days back it. Request a revenue review and see your recoverable revenue.
Choosing a Radiology Billing Services Provider in Cary
Radiology billing across North Carolina
Cary practices are billed out of the same North Carolina desk. Statewide payer detail lives on the North Carolina page.
Statewide
Radiology billing services in North Carolina — the payer programs, authorities and rules behind every Cary claim.
Specialty hub
Outsource Radiology Billing — the codes, unit rules and denials nationally, without the local layer.
FAQ
Most members are now in Standard Plans run by managed-care organizations, each with its own authorization rules. We verify the member's assigned plan before the scan, so an advanced study isn't performed against the wrong payer and denied.
Not necessarily — commercial plans lean hardest on radiology-benefit-manager prior authorization for MRI, CT, and PET. We clear that authorization before the study and set the 26/TC split by site of service so the claim pays the first time.
Yes — we confirm the reading radiologist's multi-state licensure and enrollment and apply repeat-read modifiers 76 and 77 when a study is re-read.
26 / TC split·place of service·prior authorization·laterality
Ready to get more Cary claims paid on the first pass?
From solo practices to multi-provider groups, we bill Radiology for Cary practices with a dedicated account manager, certified coders and a live dashboard — so the units, authorizations and appeals that decide your month stop being the thing nobody has time for.
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