Claims workbench/CLM-2026-020493

Institutional claim · UB-04 · EDI 837I

CLM-2026-020493

Valley Imaging Center, Radiology. Service 2026-06-03 at outpatient hospital (POS 22). Received 2026-06-23.

PendedIdentity on hold: CASE-001852

Billed

$2,201.00

2 lines

Allowed

$1,210.55

if approved

Plan pays

—

Pended

Member owes

—

copay / deductible / 20% coinsurance

Rules engine

Pend

IDQ

Decided by

Claims rules engine

2026-10-21 13:43

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Carol Vazquez
Member ID: none on golden record
Date of birth: 1949-01-12
Identity: Provisional1 records, confidence 1.00
Claim record: CLMCLM-408329
Relationship: Self

Coverage and accumulators

Found by name and date of birth

Plan: CORE-HMO HMO group GRP-7907
Coverage period: 2021-02-01 to present
Deductible: $322.65 of $1,000.0032%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $1,040.69 of $4,000.0026%
Copays: office $40.00, specialist $75.00, emergency $150.00
Physical therapy visits: 5 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Valley Imaging Center
Radiology · taxonomy 2085R0202X
NPI: 5964910181
Network: In network
Rendering NPI: 5964910181
Location: Austin, TX · TIN 60-0192260
Authorisation / referral: PA2026260652 / REF707906

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	76700 rev 0402	Ultrasound abdomen, complete	59	1	1	$385.00	$211.75	—	—	PendedIDQ
2	70553 rev 0610	MRI brain with and without contrast	59	1	1	$1,816.00	$998.80	—	—	PendedIDQ
Totals						$2,201.00	$1,210.55	—	—

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. R10.9 Unspecified abdominal painprincipal
2. Z12.31 Encounter for screening mammogram for malignant neoplasm of breast
3. M25.561 Pain in right knee

Claim header

Patient account: PA-487641
Frequency code: 1 (original)
Accident: No
DRG: —
Admit / discharge: —
Landed: 2026-10-21 13:43

Rules engine

CLAIMS-ADJ v1: 11 checks, 3 needing attention

Check	Result	Code	Detail
Member identity	Fail	IDQ	Member record is in open steward case CASE-001852; payment withheld until the identity is confirmed. Member identity under steward review
Eligibility	Note		Active on 2026-06-03: CORE-HMO (HMO), effective 2021-02-01. Coverage found by name and date of birth because the claim carried no usable member ID.
Timely filing	Pass		Received 20 days after service (limit 90).
Duplicate check	Pass		No matching prior claim in the duplicate window.
Prior authorisation	Pass		Authorisation PA2026260652 on file for 70553.
Provider network	Pass		In-network provider Valley Imaging Center (5964910181).
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 2026-10-21 13:43 under policy version 1. Hard rule fired: Pended.

Notes

Provider, system and examiner notes on this claim

ClinicalProvider: Valley Imaging Center2026-06-03 18:08
Established patient presents with unspecified abdominal pain; symptoms reviewed and vitals within expected range. Both procedures were performed at the same site during the same session as part of one service.
SystemSystem: Claims system2026-06-23 06:50
NCCI edit: modifier 59 used on a code pair that is normally bundled. Operative note requested.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Prior auth letterPA2026260652_approval.pdf2 pages
Utilisation management approval letter for 76700 (Ultrasound abdomen, complete), valid 2026-06-03 to 2026-09-01.
Itemized billitemized_PA-487641.pdf2 pages
Itemised statement totalling $2201.00 across 2 lines.
Medical recordrecords_PA-487641.pdf4 pages
Operative note describes a single procedure at one site; no separate session.

Claim history

Every event on this claim, sealed in the audit chain

Rules enginePended2026-10-21 13:43
Member identity: Member record is in open steward case CASE-001852; payment withheld until the identity is confirmed. Eligibility: Active on 2026-06-03: CORE-HMO (HMO), effective 2021-02-01. Coverage found by name and date of birth because the claim carried no usable member ID. 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

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.

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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

DeniedCO97scenario: Unbundling

Bundled code pair; modifier 59 not supported by the operative note.

Review queue Member identity