Payer Rejection: Smart Edit
Medicare started the concept of Smart Edits. The Claim rejects at the Clearinghouse level with an alert explaining that the Claim may be denied when processed.
UHC also utilizes Smart Edits, but their behavior is different from Medicare and likely more common.
UHC Smart Edit Example
-A7-;Rejected for Invalid Information;Missing or invalid information. Usage- At least one other status code is required to identify the missing or invalid information.;-P4999REJINFO SMARTEDIT (REJINFO) [PATTERN 53845] INFORMATIONAL - THIS CLAIM HAS BEEN REJECTED AND WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. SEE UHCPROVIDER.COM/SMARTEDITS. REPAIRED CLAIMS SHOULD BE SENT WITH THE ORIGINAL FREQUENCY CODE, NOT A REPLACEMENT OR VOIDED INDICATOR-;-A7-;Rejected for Invalid Information;Missing or invalid information. Usage- At least one other status code is required to identify the missing or invalid information.;-P4999LBI SMARTEDIT (LBI) REJECT - PER LCD OR NCD GUIDELINES, PROCEDURE CODE 99406 HAS NOT MET THE ASSOCIATED DIAGNOSIS CODE RELATIONSHIP CRITERIA FOR CMS ID(S) 210.4.1.-;-Payer Claim Control Number - FLN 940252306498700 ICN FF83454140-; [PE]
- The green highlighted items represent the Smart Edit Code that can be used in the lookup on UHC's Smart Edit page: Smart Edits Lookup
- The yellow highlighted items provide the status of the Claim and a reason why the Claim was rejected.
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