Metric Lab Services, Metric Management Services LLC, Spectrum Diagnostic Labs LLC, and Owners
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Metric Lab Services, Metric Management Services LLC, Spectrum Diagnostic Labs LLC, and Owners for false claims, kickbacks. Penalty: $5.7 million.
Details
Metric Lab Services, Metric Management Services LLC, Spectrum Diagnostic Labs LLC, and Owners — OIG Enforcement (2026)
OIG took enforcement action against Metric Lab Services, Metric Management Services LLC, Spectrum Diagnostic Labs LLC, and Owners in 2026 involving false claims, kickbacks violations in the Clinical Laboratories sector.
Penalty: $5.7 million
Violation types: False Claims, Kickbacks
Entity type: Clinical Laboratory
Penalty type: Settlement
Source: Metric Lab Services, Metric Management Services LLC, Spectrum Diagnostic Labs LLC, and Owners Agree to Pay $5.7 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims for Unnecessary Genetic Testing
How Crucible Prevents This
Crucible's billing compliance controls enforce documentation-to-claims reconciliation, requiring clinical attestation before claims submission and flagging billing patterns that deviate from documented care delivery. Crucible's referral monitoring tracks patient source patterns and flags arrangements that correlate referral volume with financial relationships, enforcing anti-kickback compliance documentation.
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