Commercial Payers’ Negotiated Reimbursement Rates Vary Across All Levels Of Facility-Based Addiction Treatment Care

Negotiated reimbursement rates vary substantially across all American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Levels of Care for facility-based services—even after standardizing codes and removing outliers, according to a recent analysis released by the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP).

The variation in reimbursement rates existed within and across payer networks, reflecting a fragmented;and inequitable;reimbursement environment rather than;one driven by;clinical;outcomes, the report;stated.;The report outlines;national;commercial;reimbursement patterns;for Aetna, Blue Cross Blue;Shield, Cigna, and United, including the . . .