Claims workbench/CLM-2026-012673

Institutional claim · UB-04 · EDI 837I

CLM-2026-012673

Meadow Bone and Joint Center, Orthopedic Surgery. Service 2026-04-13 to 2026-04-17 at inpatient hospital (POS 21). Received 2026-05-13.

Needs review

Billed

$41,673.00

1 line

Allowed

$22,920.15

if approved

Plan pays

—

Needs review

Member owes

—

copay / deductible / 30% coinsurance

Rules engine

Review

CO16, HIGH

Decided by

Nobody yet

open

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Kimberly Roberts
Member ID: UHC-33561-79
Date of birth: 1944-04-27
Identity: Verified3 records, confidence 0.99
Claim record: CLMCLM-412676
Relationship: Spouse, Chandler, AZ

Coverage and accumulators

Found by member ID

Plan: MEDICARE-ADV-B MA group -
Coverage period: 2022-10-01 to present
Deductible: $782.91 of $1,500.0052%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $2,163.22 of $4,500.0048%
Copays: office $30.00, specialist $50.00, emergency $150.00
Physical therapy visits: 18 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Meadow Bone and Joint Center
Orthopedic Surgery · taxonomy 207X00000X
NPI: 1940746575
Network: In network
Rendering NPI: 3081201485
Location: Dallas, TX · TIN 28-0561840
Authorisation / referral: PA2025044375 / 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	$41,673.00	$22,920.15	—	—	Review
Totals						$41,673.00	$22,920.15	—	—

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. M17.12 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left kneeprincipal
2. M54.50 Low back pain, unspecified

Claim header

Patient account: PA-907514
Frequency code: 1 (original)
Accident: No
DRG: 470
Admit / discharge: 2026-04-13 to 2026-04-15
Landed: 2026-10-22 12:44

Rules engine

CLAIMS-ADJ v1: 11 checks, 2 needing attention

Check	Result	Code	Detail
Member identity	Pass		Attached to MBR-007851 (verified, link confidence 0.99).
Eligibility	Pass		Active on 2026-04-13: MEDICARE-ADV-B (MA), effective 2022-10-01.
Timely filing	Pass		Received 26 days after service (limit 90).
Duplicate check	Pass		No matching prior claim in the duplicate window.
Prior authorisation	Pass		Authorisation PA2025044375 on file for 27447.
Provider network	Pass		In-network provider Meadow Bone and Joint Center (1940746575).
Medical necessity	Pass		Diagnosis supports the procedures billed.
Bundling (NCCI)	Pass		No bundling conflicts.
Benefit limits	Pass		No limited benefit on this claim.
Completeness	Review	CO16	Documentation incomplete: “Established patient presents with unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left knee; symptoms r”. Claim lacks information needed for adjudication
High-dollar review	Review	HIGH	Billed $41,673.00 exceeds the auto-adjudication ceiling of $15,000.00; examiner sign-off required. Billed amount above auto-pay 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: Meadow Bone and Joint Center2026-04-17 13:50
Established patient presents with unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left knee; symptoms reviewed and vitals within expected range. Note dictated; signature pending.
SystemSystem: Claims system2026-05-13 03:54
Rendering provider signature missing on the attached note. Development letter sent to provider.
AdministrativeExaminer: M. Alvarez (Claims Examiner I)2026-05-13 08:33
Reviewed with the member's history on file. Holding for the items listed above.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Prior auth letterPA2025044375_approval.pdf2 pages
Utilisation management approval letter for 27447 (Total knee arthroplasty), valid 2026-04-13 to 2026-07-12.
Itemized billitemized_PA-907514.pdf6 pages
Itemised statement totalling $41673.00 across 1 line.

Claim history

Every event on this claim, sealed in the audit chain

Rules engineReview2026-10-22 12:44
Completeness: Documentation incomplete: “Established patient presents with unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left knee; symptoms r”. High-dollar review: Billed $41,673.00 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-2026-029211	2026-05-06	Canyon Reference Lab	$216.00	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

PendedCO16scenario: Missing info

Development letter outstanding.

Review queue Member identity