Denial · CARC 197 — DenialIntel

Denials›AUTHORIZATION›claim B09M000314

Denial · CARC 197

AUTHORIZATION · CASCADE CARE

Denied

19.45

Withheld

Recoverable

19.45

Realistically collectable

Net of rework

-11.55

costs 31.00 to work — more than it returns

Appeal window

134

Days left

Classification

Field	Value
Primary CARC	197
All CARCs	197
Root cause	AUTHORIZATION
Owns the fix	Access Related
Appealable	yes
Recoverable	yes
Recommended action	Precertification/authorization absent. Check whether one was obtained before appealing.
Payer	CASCADE CARE
Denial date	3 Feb 2026
Appeal deadline	3 Feb 2027

Denial workflow

Field	Value
Current status	new
Appeal outcome	not recorded
Closure reason	not applicable

What this denial means, and to whom

Member Registrar Provider billing Denial analyst Director Payer review

What were we paid, and what can we still pursue?

$47.55 paid, $19.45 withheld

Billed $67.00. The payer paid $47.55, withheld $19.45. Of the $19.45 withheld, $19.45 is modelled as recoverable; less $31.00 to work it, that is -$11.55 net. Precertification/authorization absent. Check whether one was obtained before appealing. On these estimates the work costs more than it returns, which is a judgement about this model's figures rather than a rule.

From: 835 CLP amounts and CAS adjustments on this claim; the denial derivation for the modelled recoverable amount and filing window.

Limits: Patient responsibility reported on an 835 is not revenue. This application cannot say whether the practice billed it, whether the patient paid, or whether a secondary payer covered it — those live in a billing system it does not read. The recoverable figure and the deadline are estimates, not a payer commitment.

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Adjustments

Level	Code	Amount	Counts as
line	PI/197	19.45	withheld