Claims workbench/CLM-2026-028291

Professional claim · CMS-1500 · EDI 837P

CLM-2026-028291

Mesa Orthopedic Specialists, Orthopedic Surgery. Service 2026-05-14 at office (POS 11). Received 2026-06-28.

DeniedOut of network

Billed

$205.00

1 line

Allowed

$92.25

if approved

Plan pays

—

Denied

Member owes

—

copay / deductible / 30% coinsurance

Rules engine

Deny

CO18

Decided by

Claims rules engine

2026-10-21 13:43

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Dylan Burns
Member ID: UHC-47416-37
Date of birth: 1947-12-02
Identity: Verified4 records, confidence 0.99
Claim record: CLMCLM-421516
Relationship: Self, Nashville, TN

Coverage and accumulators

Found by member ID

Plan: MEDICARE-ADV-B MA group GRP-6474
Coverage period: 2025-09-01 to present
Deductible: $723.60 of $1,500.0048%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $1,445.72 of $4,500.0032%
Copays: office $30.00, specialist $75.00, emergency $250.00
Physical therapy visits: 5 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Mesa Orthopedic Specialists
Orthopedic Surgery · taxonomy 207X00000X
NPI: 1639526866
Network: Out of network
Rendering NPI: 6412483607
Location: Miami, FL · TIN 37-8454876
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	—	1	1	$205.00	$92.25	—	—	DeniedCO18
Totals						$205.00	$92.25	—	—

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. M17.12 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left kneeprincipal

Claim header

Patient account: PA-396229
Frequency code: 1 (original)
Accident: No
DRG: —
Admit / discharge: —
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-026363 (verified, link confidence 0.99).
Eligibility	Pass		Active on 2026-05-14: MEDICARE-ADV-B (MA), effective 2025-09-01.
Timely filing	Pass		Received 45 days after service (limit 90).
Duplicate check	Fail	CO18	Exact duplicate of CLM-2026-028290: same member, date of service, procedures and billing provider. Exact duplicate claim or service
Prior authorisation	Pass		No line requires precertification.
Provider network	Note		Out-of-network provider; priced at the out-of-network allowance, balance billing may apply.
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 2026-10-21 13:43 under policy version 1. Hard rule fired: Denied.

Notes

Provider, system and examiner notes on this claim

ClinicalProvider: Mesa Orthopedic Specialists2026-05-14 15:31
Patient seen for unilateral primary osteoarthritis, left knee.
SystemSystem: Claims system2026-06-28 06:49
System edit 018 fired: identical member, date of service, procedure and billing provider as a prior submission.
AdministrativeExaminer: D. Okafor (Medical Director, MD)2026-06-28 14:41
Reviewed with the member's history on file. Holding for the items listed above.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

No attachments.

Claim history

Every event on this claim, sealed in the audit chain

Rules engineDenied2026-10-21 13:43
Duplicate check: Exact duplicate of CLM-2026-028290: same member, date of service, procedures and billing provider. Provider network: Out-of-network provider; priced at the out-of-network allowance, balance billing may apply.

Other claims for this member

Same resolved identity

Claim	Service	Provider	Billed	Status
CLM-2026-028290	2026-05-14	Mesa Orthopedic Specialists	$205.00	Approved
CLM-2026-029675	2026-04-02	Unity Community Hospital	$639.00	Approved
CLM-2026-032056	2026-04-02	Mesa Physical Therapy	$196.00	Approved

AI recommendation

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

A hard rule decided this claim; the AI is advisory here.

Examiner decision

Denied 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

DeniedCO18scenario: Duplicate

Exact duplicate of an earlier submission.

Review queue Member identity