Claims workbench/CLM-2026-008921

Institutional claim · UB-04 · EDI 837I

CLM-2026-008921

Pinecrest Internal Medicine Associates, Internal Medicine. Service 2026-05-16 to 2026-05-17 at inpatient hospital (POS 21). Received 2026-06-23.

Needs review

Billed

$623.00

2 lines

Allowed

$342.65

if approved

Plan pays

—

Needs review

Member owes

—

copay / deductible / 10% coinsurance

Rules engine

Review

CO97

Decided by

Nobody yet

open

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Natalie Ferguson
Member ID: UHC-75951-23
Date of birth: 1942-05-16
Identity: Verified6 records, confidence 0.99
Claim record: CLMCLM-422813
Relationship: Spouse, Tempe, AZ

Coverage and accumulators

Found by member ID

Plan: CHOICE-PLUS-PPO PPO group GRP-6708
Coverage period: 2024-07-01 to present
Deductible: $268.99 of $500.0054%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $336.07 of $2,000.0017%
Copays: office $40.00, specialist $75.00, emergency $150.00
Physical therapy visits: 18 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Pinecrest Internal Medicine Associates
Internal Medicine · taxonomy 207R00000X
NPI: 9530324190
Network: In network
Rendering NPI: 3783182603
Location: Charlotte, NC · TIN 19-6063238
Authorisation / referral: none / 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	99232 rev 0110	Subsequent hospital care	59	1	1	$239.00	$131.45	—	—	Review
2	99215	Office visit, established patient, high complexity	59	1	1	$384.00	$211.20	—	—	Review
Totals						$623.00	$342.65	—	—

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. E11.65 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with hyperglycemiaprincipal
2. I48.91 Unspecified atrial fibrillation
3. I10 Essential (primary) hypertension

Claim header

Patient account: PA-331081
Frequency code: 1 (original)
Accident: No
DRG: —
Admit / discharge: 2026-05-16 to 2026-05-20
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-016504 (verified, link confidence 0.99).
Eligibility	Pass		Active on 2026-05-16: - (PPO), effective 2024-07-01.
Timely filing	Pass		Received 37 days after service (limit 90).
Duplicate check	Pass		No matching prior claim in the duplicate window.
Prior authorisation	Pass		No line requires precertification.
Provider network	Pass		In-network provider Pinecrest Internal Medicine Associates (9530324190).
Medical necessity	Pass		Diagnosis supports the procedures billed.
Bundling (NCCI)	Review	CO97	Modifier 59 used on a normally bundled code pair; the operative note must document a distinct procedural service. Benefit included in another service already adjudicated
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: Pinecrest Internal Medicine Associates2026-05-17 11:11
Patient seen for type 2 diabetes mellitus with hyperglycemia. Both procedures were performed at the same site during the same session as part of one service.
SystemSystem: Claims system2026-06-23 02:31
NCCI edit: modifier 59 used on a code pair that is normally bundled. Operative note requested.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Itemized billitemized_PA-331081.pdf7 pages
Itemised statement totalling $623.00 across 2 lines.
Medical recordrecords_PA-331081.pdf15 pages
Operative note describes a single procedure at one site; no separate session.

Claim history

Every event on this claim, sealed in the audit chain

Rules engineReview2026-10-21 13:43
Bundling (NCCI): Modifier 59 used on a normally bundled code pair; the operative note must document a distinct procedural service.

Other claims for this member

Same resolved identity

Claim	Service	Provider	Billed	Status
CLM-2026-017230	2026-08-14	Mesa Medical Group	$81.00	Approved
CLM-2026-012007	2026-04-07	Valley Bone and Joint Center	$418.00	Approved
CLM-2026-003591	2026-02-21	Mesa Medical Group	$55.00	Approved

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

DeniedCO97scenario: Unbundling

Bundled code pair; modifier 59 not supported by the operative note.

Review queue Member identity