Remittance Advice Detail Code 010: Denials for Duplicate Claims for Aug. 2017

A frequent cause of claim denials by Medi-Cal is due to incorrect recipient admission and discharge dates and/or incorrect patient status codes submitted by providers. Erroneous “from-through” dates or patient status billed by one provider and paid by Medi-Cal can result in the denial of correct claims billed by another provider. This often occurs between hospitals and nursing homes during the transfer of the recipient. Providers see this on their Remittance Advice Details (RADs) as a claim denied by RAD code 010. Should the denied provider choose to dispute the claim and there is no resolution between the two providers regarding the dates in question, Medi-Cal could recoup the full reimbursement of the original erroneously paid claim, and will not make an adjustment without a correction request from that provider.