Claims workbench/CLM-2026-027365

Professional claim · CMS-1500 · EDI 837P

CLM-2026-027365

Mesa Dermatology Clinic, Dermatology. Service 2026-04-28 at office (POS 11). Received 2026-05-12.

PendedIdentity on hold: CASE-000870

Billed

$446.00

2 lines

Allowed

$276.52

if approved

Plan pays

—

Pended

Member owes

—

copay / deductible / 10% coinsurance

Rules engine

Pend

IDQ

Decided by

Claims rules engine

2026-10-21 13:43

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Martha Young
Member ID: none on golden record
Date of birth: 2006-09-17
Identity: Provisional1 records, confidence 1.00
Claim record: CLMCLM-406674
Relationship: Self

Coverage and accumulators

Found by name and date of birth

Plan: CHOICE-PLUS-PPO PPO group GRP-5556
Coverage period: 2023-12-01 to present
Deductible: $1,890.47 of $2,500.0076%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $3,618.10 of $7,500.0048%
Copays: office $20.00, specialist $75.00, emergency $150.00
Physical therapy visits: 12 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Mesa Dermatology Clinic
Dermatology · taxonomy 207N00000X
NPI: 5272774592
Network: In network
Rendering NPI: 2349047524
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	99213	Office visit, established patient, low complexity	59	1	1	$214.00	$132.68	—	—	PendedIDQ
2	11102	Tangential skin biopsy, single lesion	59	1	2	$232.00	$143.84	—	—	PendedIDQ
Totals						$446.00	$276.52	—	—

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. D22.5 Melanocytic nevi of trunkprincipal

Claim header

Patient account: PA-263233
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-000870; payment withheld until the identity is confirmed. Member identity under steward review
Eligibility	Note		Active on 2026-04-28: - (PPO), effective 2023-12-01. Coverage found by name and date of birth because the claim carried no usable member ID.
Timely filing	Pass		Received 14 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. Hard rule fired: Pended.

Notes

Provider, system and examiner notes on this claim

ClinicalProvider: Mesa Dermatology Clinic2026-04-28 11:25
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 system2026-05-12 04:25
NCCI edit: modifier 59 used on a code pair that is normally bundled. Operative note requested.
AdministrativeExaminer: R. Patel (Claims Examiner II)2026-05-12 17:06
Escalated to nurse reviewer for clinical opinion.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Medical recordrecords_PA-263233.pdf16 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-000870; payment withheld until the identity is confirmed. Eligibility: Active on 2026-04-28: - (PPO), effective 2023-12-01. 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.

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

DeniedCO97scenario: Unbundling

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

Review queue Member identity