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Reasoning

How this claim reached its determination

Professional claims post-pay review v1.9, signed off 2026-01-14 — 12 nodes, 12 of them resolved without a model, 15 citations. Read top to bottom: eligibility before policy, policy before pricing, and the finding drafted only once everything above it has answered.

PRO-1 Rule on no match
Covered, with an open exposure
Coverage ran 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31 and the service falls inside it. IN A GRACE PERIOD — March premium unpaid, month 2 of 3 — an eligibility exposure that is not a coding finding.
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PRO-2 Rule on match
Covered under the plan
Office visit, in network — covered, no member liability after deductible. Ambetter Gold 80 HMO · Texas.
Read $.eligibility.benefit$.eligibility.plan
PRO-3 Rule on match
Primacy confirmed
This plan is primary. Other coverage: None on file.
Read $.eligibility.primacy$.eligibility.other_coverage
PRO-4 Rule on match
Not required
No prior authorization requirement for this service on this plan.
Read $.prior_auth.status$.prior_auth.required
PRO-5 Rule on match
Resolved to v6.1
CPP-080 v6.1, effective 2026-01-01, was in force on 27 Mar 2026.
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PRO-6 Lookup on match
Codes valid on the date of service
99214 against E11.9. Every code was billable on 27 Mar 2026.
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pass [7] ICD-10-CM FY2026 [8] HCPCS / CPT 2026
PRO-7 Lookup on match
Allowable read from the fee schedule
99214 allows $133.60.
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pass [9] CMS Physician Fee Schedule 2026 · TX locality 09 [10] CMS Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule 2026 Q2
PRO-8 Rule on match
No bundling edit applies
No code on this claim is listed in the code-group table as a component of another code billed alongside it.
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PRO-9 Rule on match
Units and modifiers consistent
Every line bills a single unit.
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PRO-10 Formula on match
Paid at the allowable
$133.60 paid against $133.60 allowable = $0.00.
pass
PRO-11 Retrieval on match
2 passages retrieved
Scoped to CPP-080 v6.1, the version in force on 27 Mar 2026. Best match on page 3.
On the platform this node is a scoped model call against the indexed policy.
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PRO-12 Drafted on match
Closing letter drafted
No variance to report. The letter states the claim was reviewed and closed with no finding.
On the platform this node is a scoped model call that writes the finding and the letter.
pass
Terminal disposition
Route to a human ROUTE_TO_HUMAN

Every check passed, but the claim carries an exposure that is not a coding finding. The agent has no recommendation to make on it; a person decides.

The agent has no recommendation. Something on the claim needs a person's judgement and the rules do not reach it.

12 nodes
12 deterministic
0 model calls
15 citations
100% of paths resolved