Claims workbench/CLM-2026-023159

Professional claim · CMS-1500 · Provider portal

CLM-2026-023159

Mesa Dermatology Clinic, Dermatology. Service 2026-07-05 at office (POS 11). Received 2026-07-30.

Needs review

Billed

$583.00

2 lines

Allowed

$361.46

if approved

Plan pays

—

Needs review

Member owes

—

copay / deductible / 10% coinsurance

Rules engine

Review

CO97

Decided by

Nobody yet

open

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Raymond Elliott
Member ID: UHC-34636-62
Date of birth: 1956-04-25
Identity: Verified7 records, confidence 0.96
Claim record: CLMCLM-420226
Relationship: Self, Denver, CO

Coverage and accumulators

Found by member ID

Plan: MEDICARE-ADV-B MA group GRP-2995
Coverage period: 2025-06-01 to present
Deductible: $1,051.72 of $2,500.0042%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $1,233.02 of $10,000.0012%
Copays: office $25.00, specialist $50.00, emergency $250.00
Physical therapy visits: 8 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Mesa Dermatology Clinic
Dermatology · taxonomy 207N00000X
NPI: 5272774592
Network: In network
Rendering NPI: 1074216262
Location: Houston, TX · TIN 54-8065466
Authorisation / referral: none / none

Service lines

CMS-1500: procedures, modifiers, units, charges and the pricing outcome per line

Line	Code	Description	Mod.	Units	Dx	Billed	Allowed	Member	Plan	Line status
1	17110	Destruction of benign lesions, up to 14	59	1	1	$293.00	$181.66	—	—	Review
2	11102	Tangential skin biopsy, single lesion	59	1	1,2	$290.00	$179.80	—	—	Review
Totals						$583.00	$361.46	—	—

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. D22.5 Melanocytic nevi of trunkprincipal
2. L30.9 Dermatitis, unspecified

Claim header

Patient account: PA-321694
Frequency code: 1 (original)
Accident: No
DRG: —
Admit / discharge: —
Landed: 2026-10-21 13:43

Rules engine

CLAIMS-ADJ v1: 11 checks, 1 needing attention

Check	Result	Code	Detail
Member identity	Pass		Attached to MBR-011167 (verified, link confidence 0.96).
Eligibility	Pass		Active on 2026-07-05: MEDICARE-ADV-B (MA), effective 2025-06-01.
Timely filing	Pass		Received 25 days after service (limit 90).
Duplicate check	Pass		No matching prior claim in the duplicate window.
Prior authorisation	Pass		No line requires precertification.
Provider network	Pass		In-network provider Mesa Dermatology Clinic (5272774592).
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. Left for review: soft signals only, no hard rule fired.

Notes

Provider, system and examiner notes on this claim

ClinicalProvider: Mesa Dermatology Clinic2026-07-05 13:36
Established patient presents with melanocytic nevi of trunk; 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 system2026-07-30 00:01
NCCI edit: modifier 59 used on a code pair that is normally bundled. Operative note requested.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Medical recordrecords_PA-321694.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 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.

Other claims for this member

Same resolved identity

Claim	Service	Provider	Billed	Status
CLM-2026-014068	2026-08-10	Sunrise Clinical Laboratories	$203.00	Approved
CLM-2026-034390	2026-02-04	Summit Cardiovascular Associates	$248.00	Approved
CLM-2026-016027	2026-01-13	Riverside Primary Care Associates	$466.00	Approved
CLM-2026-013934	2025-12-31	Harbor Primary Care Associates	$537.00	Approved

AI recommendation

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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