(And How One Whistleblower Exposed $93M in 11 Months)
Spoiler: It’s not 99205 or G2211.
It’s the sneaky “miscellaneous” code every lab owner is abusing right now.
What it’s supposed to be:
“Unlisted molecular pathology procedure – repeat same day”
What it actually became:
Unlimited $2,100–$4,800 payouts per patient, no questions asked.
Lab enrolls as “in-network” with zero oversight
Orders 8–14 “unique” genetic panels on the exact same blood draw
Hits Medicare with 81479 × 12 + modifier 91 on every claim
Medicare auto-pays because “miscellaneous = no rules”
One lab in Miami billed this 41,000 times in 14 months → $93.4M
Mid-level billing supervisor, $52k salary
Noticed the same patient getting “new cancer risk” tests every 17 days
Saved 9 months of EOBs to a secret OneDrive
Dropped it to us on a Tuesday night
FBI raid the following Monday
Lab owner arrested boarding a private jet to Caracas
Her reward so far: $11.8M (and counting)
Any lab with >18% of revenue from 81479 or 81599
Same patient billed >4 molecular tests in 90 days
Provider address = UPS store or co-working suite
Reimbursement per draw >$9,000
They flipped to 81599 + AI-generated “physician interpretation reports” (ChatGPT on steroids).
Same game, new code. We’re seeing $40M+ already.
Send us last quarter’s top 20 billing codes (redact whatever).
We’ll tell you in <12 hours if you’re accidentally (or deliberately) funding someone’s Huracán.
→ 100% confidential upload: https://fando.info
A: Two of the biggest just paid $180M combined last month for this exact scheme.
A: Reply with our audit first. We’ve turned three CERs into zero fines this year.
A: Then you definitely need us before the cousin buys another yacht in your name.
A: 4–11 hours. Already did six this week.
Don’t be the next headline.
Drop the spreadsheet tonight → https://fando.info
Because Lamborghinis are expensive… and federal prison is forever.
– The Fraud & Order team