Claims workbench/CLM-2026-006197

Institutional claim · UB-04 · EDI 837I

CLM-2026-006197

Pinecrest Bone and Joint Center, Orthopedic Surgery. Service 2026-06-11 at outpatient hospital (POS 22). Received 2026-08-03.

Needs review

Billed

$1,435.00

1 line

Allowed

$789.25

if approved

Plan pays

—

Needs review

Member owes

—

copay / deductible / 20% coinsurance

Rules engine

Review

DUP

Decided by

Nobody yet

open

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Alan Hoffman
Member ID: UHC-11329-12
Date of birth: 1983-06-23
Identity: Verified5 records, confidence 0.99
Claim record: CLMCLM-411186
Relationship: Self, Fresno, CA

Coverage and accumulators

Found by member ID

Plan: UNKNOWN PPO group UNKNOWN
Coverage period: 2023-01-01 to present
Deductible: $1,434.14 of $3,500.0041%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $128.77 of $7,000.002%
Copays: office $20.00, specialist $40.00, emergency $150.00
Physical therapy visits: 1 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Pinecrest Bone and Joint Center
Orthopedic Surgery · taxonomy 207X00000X
NPI: 2148364427
Network: In network
Rendering NPI: 1801463799
Location: Tampa, FL · TIN 14-7269323
Authorisation / referral: PA2025561855 / 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	73721 rev 0610	MRI lower extremity joint without contrast	—	1	1	$1,435.00	$789.25	—	—	Review
Totals						$1,435.00	$789.25	—	—

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. S83.241A Other tear of medial meniscus, right knee, initial encounterprincipal
2. M17.11 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, right knee
3. M17.12 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left knee

Claim header

Patient account: PA-592755
Frequency code: 1 (original)
Accident: No
DRG: —
Admit / discharge: —
Landed: 2026-10-22 12:44

Rules engine

CLAIMS-ADJ v1: 11 checks, 1 needing attention

Check	Result	Code	Detail
Member identity	Pass		Attached to MBR-008844 (verified, link confidence 0.99).
Eligibility	Pass		Active on 2026-06-11: UNKNOWN (PPO), effective 2023-01-01.
Timely filing	Pass		Received 53 days after service (limit 90).
Duplicate check	Review	DUP	Same member, date of service and procedures as CLM-2026-006196, billed by a different provider. Possible duplicate
Prior authorisation	Pass		Authorisation PA2025561855 on file for 73721.
Provider network	Pass		In-network provider Pinecrest Bone and Joint Center (2148364427).
Medical necessity	Pass		Diagnosis supports the procedures billed.
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 2026-10-22 12:44 under policy version 1. Left for review: soft signals only, no hard rule fired.

Notes

Provider, system and examiner notes on this claim

ClinicalProvider: Pinecrest Bone and Joint Center2026-06-11 18:42
Patient seen for other tear of medial meniscus, right knee, initial encounter. Patient was seen earlier the same day by another provider for an unrelated complaint.
SystemSystem: Claims system2026-08-03 05:10
Edit 018 fired on a different billing provider for the same date of service. Needs review before release.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Prior auth letterPA2025561855_approval.pdf2 pages
Utilisation management approval letter for 73721 (MRI lower extremity joint without contrast), valid 2026-06-11 to 2026-09-09.
Itemized billitemized_PA-592755.pdf7 pages
Itemised statement totalling $1435.00 across 1 line.

Claim history

Every event on this claim, sealed in the audit chain

Rules engineReview2026-10-22 12:44
Duplicate check: Same member, date of service and procedures as CLM-2026-006196, billed by a different provider.

Other claims for this member

Same resolved identity

Claim	Service	Provider	Billed	Status
CLM-2026-006196	2026-06-11	Evergreen Orthopedic Specialists	$1,435.00	Approved
CLM-2026-006837	2026-01-25	Pinecrest Diagnostic Imaging	$3,558.00	Denied

AI recommendation

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The rules engine left this claim for review. The AI adjudicator can read the evidence pack (lines, notes, attachments, coverage, history) and recommend an outcome with citations.

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

Approvedscenario: Possible duplicate

Different billing provider; separately payable.

Review queue Member identity