We billed for more units than were authorized by insurance

[tufguy]

1) We billed for more units than were authorized by insurance.
2) We billed for more units than authorized by insurance.
3) We billed for more units than we were authorized for by insurance.

Could you please check my sentences?

 

[Rover_KE]

What's the context?

 

[tufguy]

What's the context?

We took authorization from an insurance company to perform a service for a patient however we needed to perform it more than we were supposed to because of the patient's condition. When we filed the claim insurance denied the extra until we had billed for.

 

[emsr2d2]

We took got/received authorization from an insurance company to perform a service for a patient. However, we needed to perform it more times than we were supposed to the insurance company had authorised because of the patient's condition. When we filed the claim, the insurance company denied the claim for the extra services until we had billed for.

By "service", do you mean medical treatment or surgery or something similar?

 

[tufguy]

By "service", do you mean medical treatment or surgery or something similar?

Yeah, either surgery or any other medical service.

 

[tufguy]

By "service", do you mean medical treatment or surgery or something similar?

1) We billed for more units than were authorized by insurance.
2) We billed for more units than authorized by insurance.
3) We billed for more units than we were authorized for by insurance.

Which one is the correct one?

 

[5jj]

1) We billed for more units than were authorized by insurance.
2) We billed for more units than authorized by insurance.

Those are acceptable.

 

[emsr2d2]

If your local terminology for it is "units", then the word is OK. I don't know about medical insurance terminology in BrE, but I'd probably expect to see "procedures".