Claims workbench/CLM-2026-008542

Institutional claim · UB-04 · EDI 837I

CLM-2026-008542

Pinecrest Bone and Joint Center, Orthopedic Surgery. Service 2025-12-17 to 2025-12-18 at inpatient hospital (POS 21). Received 2026-01-25.

Needs review

Billed

$29,616.00

1 line

Allowed

$16,288.80

if approved

Plan pays

—

Needs review

Member owes

—

copay / deductible / 30% coinsurance

Rules engine

Review

HIGH

Decided by

Nobody yet

open

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Carol Willis
Member ID: UHC-44523-10
Date of birth: 1978-04-14
Identity: Verified3 records, confidence 0.96
Claim record: CLMCLM-406281
Relationship: Self, Los Angeles, CA

Coverage and accumulators

Found by member ID

Plan: CHOICE-PLUS-PPO PPO group GRP-1261
Coverage period: 2024-01-01 to present
Deductible: $419.01 of $1,000.0042%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $19.10 of $2,000.001%
Copays: office $20.00, specialist $50.00, emergency $350.00
Physical therapy visits: 18 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Pinecrest Bone and Joint Center
Orthopedic Surgery · taxonomy 207X00000X
NPI: 8824040173
Network: In network
Rendering NPI: 6827405757
Location: Scottsdale, AZ · TIN 78-6151009
Authorisation / referral: PA2026480502 / 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	27447 rev 0360	Total knee arthroplasty	—	1	1	$29,616.00	$16,288.80	—	—	Review
Totals						$29,616.00	$16,288.80	—	—

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. M54.50 Low back pain, unspecifiedprincipal
2. M17.12 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left knee
3. S83.241A Other tear of medial meniscus, right knee, initial encounter

Claim header

Patient account: PA-941780
Frequency code: 1 (original)
Accident: No
DRG: 470
Admit / discharge: 2025-12-17 to 2025-12-18
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-007637 (verified, link confidence 0.96).
Eligibility	Pass		Active on 2025-12-17: UNKNOWN (PPO), effective 2024-01-01.
Timely filing	Pass		Received 38 days after service (limit 90).
Duplicate check	Pass		No matching prior claim in the duplicate window.
Prior authorisation	Pass		Authorisation PA2026480502 on file for 27447.
Provider network	Pass		In-network provider Pinecrest Bone and Joint Center (8824040173).
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	Review	HIGH	Billed $29,616.00 exceeds the auto-adjudication ceiling of $15,000.00; examiner sign-off required. Billed amount above auto-pay 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: Pinecrest Bone and Joint Center2025-12-18 18:00
Follow-up for low back pain, unspecified. Plan discussed, medications reconciled.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Prior auth letterPA2026480502_approval.pdf2 pages
Utilisation management approval letter for 27447 (Total knee arthroplasty), valid 2025-12-17 to 2026-03-17.
Itemized billitemized_PA-941780.pdf2 pages
Itemised statement totalling $29616.00 across 1 line.

Claim history

Every event on this claim, sealed in the audit chain

Rules engineReview2026-10-21 13:43
High-dollar review: Billed $29,616.00 exceeds the auto-adjudication ceiling of $15,000.00; examiner sign-off required.

Other claims for this member

Same resolved identity

Claim	Service	Provider	Billed	Status
CLM-2026-000281	2026-07-01	Heritage Digestive Health Center	$2,575.00	Approved
CLM-2026-008543	2025-12-17	Unity Bone and Joint Center	$29,616.00	Needs review

AI recommendation

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Examiner decision

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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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Approvedscenario: Clean

Clean claim, priced at contract rate.

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