Claims workbench/CLM-2026-019936

Institutional claim · UB-04 · EDI 837I

CLM-2026-019936

Pinecrest Bone and Joint Center, Orthopedic Surgery. Service 2026-04-05 to 2026-04-07 at inpatient hospital (POS 21). Received 2026-04-23.

Needs review

Billed

$60,410.00

2 lines

Allowed

$33,225.50

if approved

Plan pays

—

Needs review

Member owes

—

copay / deductible / 10% coinsurance

Rules engine

Review

CO97, HIGH

Decided by

Nobody yet

open

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Nancy Contreras
Member ID: UHC-44710-83
Date of birth: 1988-02-04
Identity: Verified4 records, confidence 0.99
Claim record: CLMCLM-416812
Relationship: Child, Denver, CO

Coverage and accumulators

Found by member ID

Plan: CHOICE-PLUS-PPO PPO group GRP-7906
Coverage period: 2021-07-01 to present
Deductible: $2,475.87 of $3,500.0071%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $494.16 of $10,500.005%
Copays: office $25.00, specialist $60.00, emergency $150.00
Physical therapy visits: 15 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: 2001802653
Location: Scottsdale, AZ · TIN 78-6151009
Authorisation / referral: PA2026145854 / 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	59	1	1	$50,877.00	$27,982.35	—	—	Review
2	29881 rev 0360	Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy	59	1	2	$9,533.00	$5,243.15	—	—	Review
Totals						$60,410.00	$33,225.50	—	—

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. M17.12 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left kneeprincipal
2. M54.50 Low back pain, unspecified
3. M17.11 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, right knee

Claim header

Patient account: PA-125949
Frequency code: 1 (original)
Accident: No
DRG: 470
Admit / discharge: 2026-04-05 to 2026-04-07
Landed: 2026-10-21 13:43

Rules engine

CLAIMS-ADJ v1: 11 checks, 2 needing attention

Check	Result	Code	Detail
Member identity	Pass		Attached to MBR-013223 (verified, link confidence 0.99).
Eligibility	Pass		Active on 2026-04-05: NULL (PPO), effective 2021-07-01.
Timely filing	Pass		Received 16 days after service (limit 90).
Duplicate check	Pass		No matching prior claim in the duplicate window.
Prior authorisation	Pass		Authorisation PA2026145854 on file for 27447, 29881.
Provider network	Pass		In-network provider Pinecrest Bone and Joint Center (8824040173).
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	Review	HIGH	Billed $60,410.00 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 Center2026-04-07 15:11
Follow-up for unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left knee. Plan discussed, medications reconciled. Separate procedure performed at a distinct anatomical site during the same encounter; see operative note for site detail.
SystemSystem: Claims system2026-04-23 00:14
NCCI edit: modifier 59 used on a code pair that is normally bundled. Operative note requested.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Prior auth letterPA2026145854_approval.pdf2 pages
Utilisation management approval letter for 27447 (Total knee arthroplasty), valid 2026-04-05 to 2026-07-04.
Itemized billitemized_PA-125949.pdf7 pages
Itemised statement totalling $60410.00 across 2 lines.
Medical recordrecords_PA-125949.pdf11 pages
Operative note describing procedures at two distinct anatomical sites.

Claim history

Every event on this claim, sealed in the audit chain

Rules engineReview2026-10-21 13:43
Bundling (NCCI): Modifier 59 used on a normally bundled code pair; the operative note must document a distinct procedural service. High-dollar review: Billed $60,410.00 exceeds the auto-adjudication ceiling of $15,000.00; examiner sign-off required.

Other claims for this member

Same resolved identity

No other claims.

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