{"id":381,"date":"2024-01-03T07:17:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T07:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mgsionline.com\/blog\/?p=381"},"modified":"2024-01-05T12:32:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T12:32:25","slug":"most-common-reasons-for-medical-billing-claim-denial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mgsionline.com\/blog\/most-common-reasons-for-medical-billing-claim-denial\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Common Reasons for Medical Billing Claim Denial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgsionline.com\/medical-claims-billing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mgsionline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Denial-2.jpg\" alt=\"Denial management\n\" class=\"wp-image-382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mgsionline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Denial-2.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.mgsionline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Denial-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mgsionline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Denial-2-624x312.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Medical billing claim<\/strong> denials affect physician practice and cash flow. By reducing the claim denials rate, you can enhance your practice profitability and reduce administrative costs. To overcome the issue of a claim denial, it is important to understand the common reasons for claim denial. Let us discuss the most common reasons for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgsionline.com\/medical-claims-billing.html\">medical billing claim <\/a><\/strong>denials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Incorrect Patient Identifier Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patient identifier information is\nthe most important one to submit a medical claim with precise patient\nidentifier information that helps the health insurance company to find the\npatient&#8217;s health insurance plan to make payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the claims denied because\nof inaccurate patient identifier data are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Incorrect subscriber or patient name&nbsp;<\/li><li>Incorrect subscriber or Patient\u2019s date of birth&nbsp;<\/li><li>Incorrect subscriber numbers&nbsp;<\/li><li>Incorrect subscriber group number<\/li><li>Insurance ineligibility<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No Referral on File<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the insurance companies adopted the referral process. If the patient has not got a referral from their primary care physician, then the physician should not provide service. In such a case, the claim is submitted before the primary care physician\u2019s referral, then the claim will be denied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Claim Was Filed After\nInsurer&#8217;s Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the claim is not filed before the insurer&#8217;s deadline, then it gets denied. Be aware of timely filing deadlines (TFL). Here are a few examples of timely filing deadlines.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>United Health Care<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Timely filing deadlines are\nmentioned in the provider&#8217;s agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aetna<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Physician:&nbsp;<\/strong>The claims must be submitted within 90 days from the date of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hospitals:&nbsp;<\/strong>The claims must be submitted within one year from the date of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tricare<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Claims must be submitted within\none year from the date of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Missing or Invalid CPT or HCPCS Codes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the medical claim process, the healthcare industry uses standard codes to point out services and procedures. This coding is called Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) or Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). These codes change frequently. So it is important to ensure whether your medical coder stays up to date with revised codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lack of Documentation to\nSupport Necessity&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If\nthe payer is not confident of the medical necessity of the procedure, the claim\nwill be denied. In such a case, they may require an additional document to\nadjudicate the claim. For that, medical records include the following items:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Patient medical history<\/li><li>Patient physical reports<\/li><li>Physician consultation reports<\/li><li>Patient discharge summaries<\/li><li>Radiology reports<\/li><li>Operative reports<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical billing claim denials affect physician practice and cash flow. By reducing the claim denials rate, you can enhance your practice profitability and reduce administrative costs. To overcome the issue of a claim denial, it is important to understand the common reasons for claim denial. Let us discuss the most common reasons for medical billing claim denials. Incorrect Patient Identifier&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgsionline.com\/blog\/most-common-reasons-for-medical-billing-claim-denial\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90,57],"tags":[31,55,58,10],"class_list":["post-381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-denial-management","category-medical-claims-billing","tag-medical-billing-companies","tag-medical-billing-company","tag-medical-claims-billing","tag-medical-claims-processing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Most Common Reasons for Medical Billing Claim Denial - MGSI-Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Uncover the top reasons why medical billing claims denials and learn how to avoid them. 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