A claim can pass every coding check you own and still come back denied. The reason is usually dull. Nobody confirmed the patient’s coverage before the visit, or nobody
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A Humana remittance that is loaded with CO-197 and CO-16 lines costs a practice twice: once for the visit, and once for the staff time spent chasing the money.
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Molina has a separate Medicaid plan in each state it serves, and each plan has its own payer ID, filing window, and definition of a clean claim. And that
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A Blue Cross card at your front desk might belong to one of 35 independent companies. Each has its own portal, own filing deadline, and own definition of a
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Humana Medicare Advantage billing seems deceptively simple until the first stack of denials lands on your desk. On paper, it’s Medicare. In practice, it’s a separate payer with its
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A patient hands over an Aetna card. The front desk scans it, the screen says “active,” and everyone moves on. Ninety days later, the claim comes back denied. The
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Blue Cross Blue Shield doesn’t have one payer ID. It has tens of. Most billers searching for the BCBS payer ID expect to get a five-digit answer they can
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Same parent company. Two states. One plan gives you 95 days to file a claim, and the other gives you 180. Superior HealthPlan in Texas lists a 95-day filing
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Patient provides someone with a Cigna card. The front desk scans it, smiles, and sends the patient back to the room for an exam. Three weeks later. Claim denied.
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Most payers send you a denial. Kaiser can leave you staring at nothing. The claim goes out. The clearinghouse says it’s accepted. Then 30 days pass, and you find
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