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OA Rejections

Diagnosis code reference, on line __ is invalid

Rejection

Diagnosis code reference, on line?(will be specified)?is invalid.

What happened

The diagnosis code pointer in box 24e of the line specified is pointing to a position in box 21 where there is no diagnosis code.

Resolution

Verify the diagnosis code pointer in box 24e of the line specified and update the claim as necessary.