Claims workbench/CLM-2026-029838

Institutional claim · UB-04 · Provider portal

CLM-2026-029838

Mesa Bone and Joint Center, Orthopedic Surgery. Service 2026-04-11 at outpatient hospital (POS 22). Received 2026-04-22.

Approved

Billed

$6,368.00

1 line

Allowed

$3,502.40

contract rate applied

Plan pays

$2,224.68

approved

Member owes

$1,277.72

copay / deductible / 30% coinsurance

Rules engine

Clean

no reason codes

Decided by

Claims rules engine

2026-10-21 13:43

Member

Resolved through the identity graph

Member: Brian Patel
Member ID: UHC-11526-69
Date of birth: 1955-12-13
Identity: Verified3 records, confidence 1.00
Claim record: CLMCLM-427565
Relationship: Spouse, Charlotte, NC

Coverage and accumulators

Found by member ID

Plan: CORE-HMO HMO group GRP-4893
Coverage period: 2021-01-01 to present
Deductible: $1,175.71 of $1,500.0078%
Out-of-pocket maximum: $533.16 of $4,500.0012%
Copays: office $30.00, specialist $75.00, emergency $350.00
Physical therapy visits: 21 of 20 used

Provider

Billing and rendering

Billing provider: Mesa Bone and Joint Center
Orthopedic Surgery · taxonomy 207X00000X
NPI: 5449704472
Network: In network
Rendering NPI: 3183931534
Location: Minneapolis, MN · TIN 26-9111057
Authorisation / referral: PA2025397414 / REF996862

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	$6,368.00	$3,502.40	$1,277.72	$2,224.68	Paid
Totals						$6,368.00	$3,502.40	$1,277.72	$2,224.68

Diagnoses (ICD-10-CM)

1. M17.11 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, right kneeprincipal
2. M54.50 Low back pain, unspecified

Claim header

Patient account: PA-166627
Frequency code: 1 (original)
Accident: No
DRG: —
Admit / discharge: —
Landed: 2026-10-21 13:43

Rules engine

CLAIMS-ADJ v1: 11 checks, 0 needing attention

Check	Result	Detail
Member identity	Pass	Attached to MBR-027158 (verified, link confidence 1.00).
Eligibility	Pass	Active on 2026-04-11: CORE-HMO (HMO), effective 2021-01-01.
Timely filing	Pass	Received 11 days after service (limit 90).
Duplicate check	Pass	No matching prior claim in the duplicate window.
Prior authorisation	Pass	Authorisation PA2025397414 on file for 29881.
Provider network	Pass	In-network provider Mesa Bone and Joint Center (5449704472).
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. Clean claim: approved and priced automatically.

Notes

Provider, system and examiner notes on this claim

ClinicalProvider: Mesa Bone and Joint Center2026-04-11 14:44
Follow-up for unilateral primary osteoarthritis, right knee. Plan discussed, medications reconciled.

Attachments

Documents received with the claim

Prior auth letterPA2025397414_approval.pdf2 pages
Utilisation management approval letter for 29881 (Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy), valid 2026-04-11 to 2026-07-10.
Itemized billitemized_PA-166627.pdf3 pages
Itemised statement totalling $6368.00 across 1 line.

Explanation of benefits

What the member will see

Amount billed

$6,368.00

Plan discount

$2,865.60

contracted rate

Plan paid

$2,224.68

You may owe

$1,277.72

copay, deductible and coinsurance

Claim history

Every event on this claim, sealed in the audit chain

Rules engineApproved2026-10-21 13:43
Clean claim.

Other claims for this member

Same resolved identity

Claim	Service	Provider	Billed	Status
CLM-2026-029839	2026-04-11	Mesa Bone and Joint Center	$6,368.00	Denied

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.

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

Approvedscenario: Clean

Clean claim, priced at contract rate.

Review queue Member identity