Claims workbench/CLM-2026-005376

Institutional claim · UB-04 · Provider portal

CLM-2026-005376

Unity Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy. Service 2026-08-15 at outpatient hospital (POS 22). Received 2026-09-14.

Needs review

Billed

$4,064.00

1 line

Allowed

$2,235.20

if approved

Plan pays

—

Needs review

Member owes

—

copay / deductible / 20% coinsurance

Rules engine

Review

CO50

Decided by

Nobody yet

open

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Ralph Cole
Member ID: UHC-07842-57
Date of birth: 1964-06-11
Identity: Verified5 records, confidence 0.99
Claim record: CLMCLM-414152
Relationship: Self, Tucson, AZ

Coverage and accumulators

Found by member ID

Plan: MEDICARE-ADV-A MA group GRP-0713
Coverage period: 2023-12-01 to present
Deductible: $178.05 of $1,500.0012%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $1,379.98 of $4,500.0031%
Copays: office $20.00, specialist $50.00, emergency $250.00
Physical therapy visits: 17 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Unity Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy · taxonomy 225100000X
NPI: 8723835475
Network: In network
Rendering NPI: 8853822624
Location: Houston, TX · TIN 17-6644986
Authorisation / referral: PA2025884626 / none

Service lines

UB-04: procedures, modifiers, units, charges and the pricing outcome per line

Line	Code	Description	Mod.	Units	Dx	Billed	Allowed	Member	Plan	Line status
1	70553 rev 0610	MRI brain with and without contrast	—	2	1	$4,064.00	$2,235.20	—	—	Review
Totals						$4,064.00	$2,235.20	—	—

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. Z00.00 Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findingsprincipal

Claim header

Patient account: PA-610418
Frequency code: 1 (original)
Accident: No
DRG: —
Admit / discharge: —
Landed: 2026-10-21 13:43

Rules engine

CLAIMS-ADJ v1: 11 checks, 1 needing attention

Check	Result	Code	Detail
Member identity	Pass		Attached to MBR-017110 (verified, link confidence 0.99).
Eligibility	Pass		Active on 2026-08-15: MEDICARE-ADV-A (MA), effective 2023-12-01.
Timely filing	Pass		Received 30 days after service (limit 90).
Duplicate check	Pass		No matching prior claim in the duplicate window.
Prior authorisation	Pass		Authorisation PA2025884626 on file for 70553.
Provider network	Pass		In-network provider Unity Physical Therapy (8723835475).
Medical necessity	Review	CO50	70553 billed with routine diagnosis Z00.00; clinical notes must support necessity. Not medically necessary per payer policy
Bundling (NCCI)	Pass		No bundling conflicts.
Benefit limits	Pass		No limited benefit on this claim.
Completeness	Pass		Required documentation present.
High-dollar review	Pass		Within the auto-adjudication ceiling.

Evaluated 2026-10-21 13:43 under policy version 1. Left for review: soft signals only, no hard rule fired.

Notes

Provider, system and examiner notes on this claim

ClinicalProvider: Unity Physical Therapy2026-08-15 09:25
Established patient presents with encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings; symptoms reviewed and vitals within expected range. Routine screening visit; no acute findings, no red-flag symptoms documented.
SystemSystem: Claims system2026-09-14 00:03
Clinical edit: advanced imaging billed with a routine examination diagnosis. Sent to nurse review for medical necessity.
AdministrativeExaminer: M. Alvarez (Claims Examiner I)2026-09-14 10:50
Called the provider office; awaiting documentation.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Prior auth letterPA2025884626_approval.pdf2 pages
Utilisation management approval letter for 70553 (MRI brain with and without contrast), valid 2026-08-15 to 2026-11-13.
Itemized billitemized_PA-610418.pdf7 pages
Itemised statement totalling $4064.00 across 1 line.
Medical recordrecords_PA-610418.pdf20 pages
Clinic notes for a routine annual visit; no symptoms documented.

Claim history

Every event on this claim, sealed in the audit chain

Rules engineReview2026-10-21 13:43
Medical necessity: 70553 billed with routine diagnosis Z00.00; clinical notes must support necessity.

Other claims for this member

Same resolved identity

Claim	Service	Provider	Billed	Status
CLM-2026-014338	2026-09-22	Lakeside Physical Therapy	$507.00	Denied
CLM-2026-014337	2026-09-22	Lakeside Physical Therapy	$507.00	Approved
CLM-2026-005167	2026-02-08	Canyon Diagnostic Imaging	$221.00	Approved

AI recommendation

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Examiner decision

Record the final decision; pricing and remittance reasons follow from it

Outcome

Approve and pay as pricedAllowed amount, member responsibility and plan payment are applied to every line.DenyNo payment. Reason codes go on the remittance advice and the member's explanation of benefits.Pend for informationHold the claim; a development letter or confirmation is needed before it can be finalised.Refer to special investigationsRoute to the SIU for a fraud, waste and abuse review. No payment until cleared.

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ExaminerR. Patel (Claims Examiner II)

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Evaluation truth

Hidden label from the synthetic generator; never shown to the model

DeniedCO50scenario: Dx mismatch

Routine diagnosis does not support advanced imaging.

Review queue Member identity