11/18/2025
A patient experiencing painful swelling and an abscess spent three days in the hospital for diagnosed cellulitis that required IV antibiotics and pain medication. The hospital admission was denied by the Medicaid Managed Care plan but reversed after an AppriseMD physician advisor completed a peer-to-peer payer review with the Managed Medicaid plan medical director. The criteria for inpatient hospital care due to cellulitis are quite strict; however, the experienced AppriseMD physician advisor reasoned that the denial should be rescinded based on the high intensity of pain management, leading to the payer medical director approving the higher level of care.
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Short stay case study from AppriseMD involving a patient with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome highlights the need for a peer-to-peer, resulting in denial overturned.