Claims workbench/CLM-2026-009086

Professional claim · CMS-1500 · EDI 837P

CLM-2026-009086

Desert Primary Care Associates, Family Medicine. Service 2025-12-17 at office (POS 11). Received 2026-01-25.

Needs review

Billed

$394.00

2 lines

Allowed

$244.28

if approved

Plan pays

—

Needs review

Member owes

—

copay / deductible / 30% coinsurance

Rules engine

Review

CO97

Decided by

Nobody yet

open

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Beverly Howell
Member ID: UHC-53616-93
Date of birth: 1988-10-22
Identity: Verified2 records, confidence 0.99
Claim record: CLMCLM-429376
Relationship: Self, Tampa, FL

Coverage and accumulators

Found by member ID

Plan: CHOICE-PLUS-PPO PPO group GRP-9887
Coverage period: 2023-03-01 to present
Deductible: $1,858.54 of $2,500.0074%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $834.87 of $10,000.008%
Copays: office $30.00, specialist $75.00, emergency $150.00
Physical therapy visits: 0 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Desert Primary Care Associates
Family Medicine · taxonomy 207Q00000X
NPI: 8080835506
Network: In network
Rendering NPI: 1734584562
Location: Denver, CO · TIN 39-5381376
Authorisation / referral: none / none

Service lines

CMS-1500: procedures, modifiers, units, charges and the pricing outcome per line

Line	Code	Description	Mod.	Units	Dx	Billed	Allowed	Member	Plan	Line status
1	99203	Office visit, new patient, low complexity	59	1	1	$196.00	$121.52	—	—	Review
2	99213	Office visit, established patient, low complexity	59	1	1	$198.00	$122.76	—	—	Review
Totals						$394.00	$244.28	—	—

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. I10 Essential (primary) hypertensionprincipal

Claim header

Patient account: PA-438144
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-007558 (verified, link confidence 0.99).
Eligibility	Pass		Active on 2025-12-17: CHOICE-PLUS-PPO (PPO), effective 2023-03-01.
Timely filing	Pass		Received 39 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 Desert Primary Care Associates (8080835506).
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 2026-10-22 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: Desert Primary Care Associates2025-12-17 16:39
Established patient presents with essential (primary) hypertension; symptoms reviewed and vitals within expected range. Separate procedure performed at a distinct anatomical site during the same encounter; see operative note for site detail.
SystemSystem: Claims system2026-01-25 02:47
NCCI edit: modifier 59 used on a code pair that is normally bundled. Operative note requested.
AdministrativeExaminer: D. Okafor (Medical Director, MD)2026-01-25 15:53
Member services inquiry logged on this claim; member asked about the status of payment.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Medical recordrecords_PA-438144.pdf18 pages
Operative note describing procedures at two distinct anatomical sites.

Claim history

Every event on this claim, sealed in the audit chain

Rules engineReview2026-10-22 12:44
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-2026-014850	2026-02-06	Valley Bone and Joint Center	$1,856.00	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

Approvedscenario: Unbundling supported

Modifier 59 supported: distinct anatomical site documented.

Review queue Member identity