229 Denial Code

Partial charge amount not considered by Medicare due to the initial claim Type of Bill being 12X. Usage: This code can only be used in the 837 transaction to convey Coordination of Benefits information when the secondary payer's cost avoidance policy allows providers to bypass claim submission to a prior payer. (Use only with Group Code PR)
Start: 01/25/2009 | Last Modified: 07/01/2017

When billing unlisted procedure code, specific description of service must be in remarks.