Reason Code U680L

Reason Code Narrative

THIS RECORD CONTAINS NO MSP AND AN MSP AUXILIARY RECORD EXISTS AT THE HOST. A COMPARE OF THE 03 TRAILER HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WITH A 'Y' OR 'I' VALIDITY AND THE CLAIM DATES OF SERVICE ARE WITHIN THIS PAYER'S EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATES.

Common Reason Code Errors

  • Claims are billed Medicare primary; however, an open Liability file exists in CWF.

Common Reason Code Corrections

  • Collect primary insurer information from beneficiary and resubmit claim electronically, with correct primary payer information and Medicare as secondary payer.
    • Reflect Liability payments with value code 47
    • The applicable occurrence code with date of accident or injury
      • 01 - Accident/Medical Coverage
      • 02 - No-Fault Insurance Involved, including auto accident
      • 03 - Accident/TORT liability
  • If claim is not related to open Liability file, resubmit claim including detailed remarks explaining that the claim is not related.
  • If primary payer is denying payment on claim, resubmit claim including detailed remarks explaining why Liability insurance did not pay (benefits exhausted, no med pay, etc.).
    • Conditional billing requires
      • Occurrence code 24 with date of insurance denial
      • Medicare listed as secondary payer
      • Value code 47 with a $0.00 amount
      • Appropriate occurrence code
  • If beneficiary will not provide primary insurance information, resubmit claim with a 08 condition code and a detailed remark explaining why beneficiary will not or cannot provide primary insurance information.

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Last Updated Apr 29 , 2025