WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice says a North Carolina laboratory has agreed to pay up to $43 million to resolve allegations that it billed for medically unnecessary lab tests.
A news release from the department on Monday says the settlement involving Geneva Diagnostics Inc. of Asheville resolves allegations that it improperly submitted claims to Medicare, TRICARE and the federal employee health program for its test that were found not to be medically necessary.
A lab spokesman said it conducted its own investigation and was confident in the necessity of the tests, and that Geneva acted appropriately.
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