Claims workbench/CLM-2026-020396

Institutional claim · UB-04 · Paper

CLM-2026-020396

Evergreen Orthopedic Specialists, Orthopedic Surgery. Service 2025-12-24 at outpatient hospital (POS 22). Received 2026-01-23.

Approved

Billed

$8,694.00

2 lines

Allowed

$4,781.70

contract rate applied

Plan pays

$3,275.46

approved

Member owes

$1,506.24

copay / deductible / 20% coinsurance

Rules engine

Clean

no reason codes

Decided by

Claims rules engine

2026-10-22 12:44

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Gary Ryan
Member ID: UHC-57701-74
Date of birth: 1948-02-13
Identity: Verified4 records, confidence 0.99
Claim record: CLMCLM-402670
Relationship: Self, Tucson, AZ

Coverage and accumulators

Found by member ID

Plan: OPTIONS-PPO PPO group GRP-0853
Coverage period: 2021-09-01 to present
Deductible: $812.63 of $1,500.0054%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $117.99 of $4,500.003%
Copays: office $30.00, specialist $75.00, emergency $350.00
Physical therapy visits: 17 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Evergreen Orthopedic Specialists
Orthopedic Surgery · taxonomy 207X00000X
NPI: 4479500462
Network: In network
Rendering NPI: 2337824421
Location: Tempe, AZ · TIN 82-7144175
Authorisation / referral: PA2026162336 / 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	29881 rev 0360	Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy	—	1	1	$7,519.00	$4,135.45	$1,376.99	$2,758.46	Paid
2	73721 rev 0610	MRI lower extremity joint without contrast	—	1	2	$1,175.00	$646.25	$129.25	$517.00	Paid
Totals						$8,694.00	$4,781.70	$1,506.24	$3,275.46

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. S83.241A Other tear of medial meniscus, right knee, initial encounterprincipal
2. M25.561 Pain in right knee
3. M17.12 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left knee

Claim header

Patient account: PA-616726
Frequency code: 1 (original)
Accident: No
DRG: —
Admit / discharge: —
Landed: 2026-10-22 12:44

Rules engine

CLAIMS-ADJ v1: 11 checks, 0 needing attention

Check	Result	Detail
Member identity	Pass	Attached to MBR-006881 (verified, link confidence 0.99).
Eligibility	Pass	Active on 2025-12-24: OPTIONS-PPO (PPO), effective 2021-09-01.
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 PA2026162336 on file for 29881, 73721.
Provider network	Pass	In-network provider Evergreen Orthopedic Specialists (4479500462).
Medical necessity	Pass	Diagnosis supports the procedures billed.
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. Clean claim: approved and priced automatically.

Notes

Provider, system and examiner notes on this claim

ClinicalProvider: Evergreen Orthopedic Specialists2025-12-24 10:57
Established patient presents with other tear of medial meniscus, right knee, initial encounter; symptoms reviewed and vitals within expected range.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Prior auth letterPA2026162336_approval.pdf2 pages
Utilisation management approval letter for 29881 (Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy), valid 2025-12-24 to 2026-03-24.
Itemized billitemized_PA-616726.pdf3 pages
Itemised statement totalling $8694.00 across 2 lines.

Explanation of benefits

What the member will see

Amount billed

$8,694.00

Plan discount

$3,912.30

contracted rate

Plan paid

$3,275.46

You may owe

$1,506.24

copay, deductible and coinsurance

Claim history

Every event on this claim, sealed in the audit chain

Rules engineApproved2026-10-22 12:44
Clean claim.

Other claims for this member

Same resolved identity

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CLM-2026-028874	2026-07-11	Unity Primary Care Associates	$342.00	Approved
CLM-2026-032852	2026-04-06	Lakeside Imaging Center	$1,220.00	Approved
CLM-2026-027437	2025-12-22	Heritage Primary Care Associates	$30.00	Approved

AI recommendation

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

Clean claim: the rules engine approved it, so no AI review was needed.

Examiner decision

Approved by Claims rules engine; an examiner may still override

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: Clean

Clean claim, priced at contract rate.

Review queue Member identity