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OA Rejections

Diagnosis code __ is not billable (further specification required)

Rejection

Diagnosis code (number/letter will be specified) is not billable (further specification required). (FE141)

What happened

Diagnosis code in the position specified in Box 21 is no longer billable.

Resolution

Review the patient’s medical record and select the most specific ICD-10 diagnosis code available. Update the claim with the correct code in Box 21 and resubmit.