CARC · OA group
OA-121
Outstanding balance on a previous claim
Other adjustment; informational or offset
- What it means
- The payer is netting this payment against a prior balance owed.
- Likely cause
- Recoupment from an earlier overpayment on another claim or patient.
- How to fix it
- Match every recoupment on the 835 to the original claim so the offset reconciles to your bank deposit.
- Revenue impact
- The number-one reason remits do not tie to deposits.
- recoupment
- offset
- reconciliation
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