{"id":390,"date":"2022-02-23T13:39:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T19:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/opo\/?page_id=390"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:07:34","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/coding-and-billing\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;margin-bottom-2&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The Billing &amp; Coding Compliance Program (BCC) seeks to uphold UT Health San Antonio\u2019s standard for excellence and assures adherence to compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and policies.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the BCC Program is to assure that claims for payment are accurately prepared and submitted. Through auditing and monitoring activities, the BCC Program aims to detect, prevent, and correct practices that have potential to result in receipt of improper payments from federally funded or commercially funded healthcare payors.<\/p>\n<p>The BCC Program routinely scans internal and external indicators for potential non-compliance. The workplan is prioritized based on a risk assessment performed under the direction of the Institutional Compliance and Privacy Office.<\/p>\n<p>The BCC risk assessment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identifies practices that pose significant coding and billing risk.<\/li>\n<li>Focuses on potential for non-compliant practices across a specialty\/clinic or practice.<\/li>\n<li>Documents and prioritizes actions aimed at correcting real and perceived BCC risks for non-compliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]If you have any concerns related to Billing &amp; Coding Compliance information, please call our office at (210) 567-2014, or call the anonymous Compliance Hotline at (877) 507-7317, or file a report online at <a href=\"http:\/\/uthscsa.edu\/ReportNow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/uthscsa.edu\/ReportNow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For other Institutional Compliance &amp; Privacy related issues, please visit our site <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/compliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\n            <div class=\"callout contact outline\">\n                <h2 class=\"h5\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n                \n                \n                <address><\/p>\n<h5>How can we help you?<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Institutional Billing &amp; Coding Compliance Office<\/li>\n<li>UT Health San Antonio<\/li>\n<li>7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Mail Code 7861<\/li>\n<li>San Antonio, Texas 78229<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/address>\n            <ul class=\"fa-ul\">\n              \n            <li>\n                <a href=\"mailto:askcompliance@uthscsa.edu\">\n                    <span class=\"fa-li\">\n                        <span class=\"fa-stack\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-envelope fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\n                        <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"\">askcompliance@uthscsa.edu<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n              \n           <li>\n                <a href=\"tel:210-567-2014\">\n                    <span class=\"fa-li\">\n                        <span class=\"fa-stack\">\n                           <i class=\"fas fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\n                           <i class=\"fas fa-phone-alt fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\n                        <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"\">210-567-2014<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n              \n              \n              \n            <\/ul>\n            <\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;orange&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;] \n        <a class=\"callout panel-mobile text-center color darken\" href=\"https:\/\/uthealthsanantonio.ethicspointvp.com\/custom\/uthealthsanantonio\/forms\/mgr\/form_data.asp\" target=\"_blank\" >\n            <h4 class=\" \">Report Fraud, Waste and Abuse<\/h4>\n        <\/a>[vc_separator color=&#8221;orange&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;] \n        <a class=\"callout panel-mobile text-center colorized\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/coding-and-billing\/what-to-expect-if-audited\/\" target=\"_blank\" >\n            <h4 class=\" \">What to Expect If Audited<\/h4>\n        <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;margin-bottom-2&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The Billing &amp; Coding Compliance Program (BCC) seeks to uphold UT Health San Antonio\u2019s standard for excellence and assures adherence to compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and policies. 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