Claims workbench/CLM-2026-018041

Institutional claim · UB-04 · EDI 837I

CLM-2026-018041

Pinecrest Medical Group, Family Medicine. Service 2026-07-24 at outpatient hospital (POS 22). Received 2026-08-23.

PendedIdentity on hold: CASE-002175

Billed

$2,098.00

1 line

Allowed

$1,153.90

if approved

Plan pays

—

Pended

Member owes

—

copay / deductible / 10% coinsurance

Rules engine

Pend

IDQ

Decided by

Claims rules engine

2026-10-22 12:44

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Pamela Gardner
Member ID: UHC-65974-65
Date of birth: 1964-03-03
Identity: Provisional1 records, confidence 1.00
Claim record: CLMCLM-408365
Relationship: Spouse, Minneapolis, MN

Coverage and accumulators

Found by member ID

Plan: MEDICARE-ADV-A MA group UNKNOWN
Coverage period: 2024-11-01 to present
Deductible: $135.68 of $2,500.005%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $368.61 of $7,500.005%
Copays: office $40.00, specialist $50.00, emergency $150.00
Physical therapy visits: 0 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Pinecrest Medical Group
Family Medicine · taxonomy 207Q00000X
NPI: 2732475423
Network: In network
Rendering NPI: 8613403418
Location: Tempe, AZ · TIN 64-9893800
Authorisation / referral: PA2025841190 / 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	70553 rev 0610	MRI brain with and without contrast	—	1	1	$2,098.00	$1,153.90	—	—	PendedIDQ
Totals						$2,098.00	$1,153.90	—	—

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. Z00.00 Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findingsprincipal
2. Z00.00 Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings
3. I10 Essential (primary) hypertension

Claim header

Patient account: PA-346261
Frequency code: 1 (original)
Accident: No
DRG: —
Admit / discharge: —
Landed: 2026-10-22 12:44

Rules engine

CLAIMS-ADJ v1: 11 checks, 2 needing attention

Check	Result	Code	Detail
Member identity	Fail	IDQ	Member record is in open steward case CASE-002175; payment withheld until the identity is confirmed. Member identity under steward review
Eligibility	Pass		Active on 2026-07-24: MEDICARE-ADV-A (MA), effective 2024-11-01.
Timely filing	Pass		Received 30 days after service (limit 90).
Duplicate check	Pass		No matching prior claim in the duplicate window.
Prior authorisation	Pass		Authorisation PA2025841190 on file for 70553.
Provider network	Pass		In-network provider Pinecrest Medical Group (2732475423).
Medical necessity	Review	CO50	70553 billed with routine diagnosis Z00.00; clinical notes must support necessity. Not medically necessary per payer policy
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. Hard rule fired: Pended.

Notes

Provider, system and examiner notes on this claim

ClinicalProvider: Pinecrest Medical Group2026-07-24 16:25
Follow-up for encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings. Plan discussed, medications reconciled. Routine screening visit; no acute findings, no red-flag symptoms documented.
SystemSystem: Claims system2026-08-23 03:17
Clinical edit: advanced imaging billed with a routine examination diagnosis. Sent to nurse review for medical necessity.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Prior auth letterPA2025841190_approval.pdf2 pages
Utilisation management approval letter for 70553 (MRI brain with and without contrast), valid 2026-07-24 to 2026-10-22.
Itemized billitemized_PA-346261.pdf4 pages
Itemised statement totalling $2098.00 across 1 line.
Medical recordrecords_PA-346261.pdf5 pages
Clinic notes for a routine annual visit; no symptoms documented.

Claim history

Every event on this claim, sealed in the audit chain

Rules enginePended2026-10-22 12:44
Member identity: Member record is in open steward case CASE-002175; payment withheld until the identity is confirmed. Medical necessity: 70553 billed with routine diagnosis Z00.00; clinical notes must support necessity.

Other claims for this member

Same resolved identity

No other claims.

AI recommendation

assist mode · apac.amazon.nova-pro-v1:0

A hard rule decided this claim; the AI is advisory here.

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.

Examiner rationale *

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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

DeniedCO50scenario: Dx mismatch

Routine diagnosis does not support advanced imaging.

Review queue Member identity