Claims & denials
Clearinghouse
The intermediary that validates, formats and routes electronic claims between practice and payers.
What it means in dermatology
Rejections at the clearinghouse never reach the payer, which means they never appear on a remittance. They have to be worked from the clearinghouse's own report.
Unworked clearinghouse rejections are one of the most common hidden A/R problems in practices that only monitor payer denials.
Why it matters to your revenue
A claim rejected before it reaches the payer is invisible to the denial rate and ages silently.
See this term in your own numbers
A free claims audit reviews a de-identified sample of your dermatology claims and returns a line-item findings report — including where terms like this one are costing you money.
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