The lawsuit, filed in Santa Clara County, claims Bay Area Surgical Management recruited physicians to invest in its seven outpatient facilities in a scheme to help physicians profit by sidestepping state laws. The payor alleges the surgery center firm overbilled Aetna, billing $66,100 for a bunion repair, $6,642 for a colonoscopy and $23,301 for a knee arthroscopy.
Bay Area Surgical Management denies Aetna’s allegations and says the insurance company is using the lawsuit to strong-arm patients away from its facilities.
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