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Editor's note: The following is an excerpt fromBeyond the Contract: Managing Your Relationship with a Healthcare Payer, a new book published by HCPro, Inc. For more information or to order a copy, call 800/650-6787 or go to www.hcmarketplace.com and type the title in the search box. Similar to most providers, you probably dread having to cope with the administrative hassle of dealing with a plan that pays you incorrectly. But if you're confident that your claim is valid and correct, there's a tactic you can use to bypass that hassle and get paid more quickly, experts say.