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Edit 00039

Primary Diagnosis Code Blank

HIPAA Claim Adjustment Reason Code: 16
     Remark Code: MA63
HIPAA Healthcare Claim Status Code: 254
     Entity Identifier Code: N/A

Potential Causes:
A Primary Diagnosis Code is required and there was no diagnosis reported on the claim.


Solution:
Enter a Primary diagnosis code. For Professional Claims, check to ensure a diagnosis pointer was entered on the claim. Enter the data in the loop and the segments provided, and resubmit.

837 Institutional
Loop 2300 HI (Principal, Admitting, E-Code and Patient Reason For Visit Diagnosis Information)
HI01-1 = BK (Principal Diagnosis)
HI01-2 = ICD-9-CM or 7999

837 Professional
Loop 2300 HI (Health Care Diagnosis Code)
HI01-1 = BK (Principal Diagnosis)
HI01-2 = Principal Diagnosis
And
Loop 2400 SV1 (Professional Service)
SV107 -1 = Primary Diagnosis Code Pointer
Note: Diagnosis Code: NYSDOH expects to receive


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