Claims & denials · Definition
Coordination of benefits: Definition
The rules determining which payer is primary when a patient has more than one plan.
This is a short definition only. The full explanation lives on dermatology insurance eligibility and benefits checks, which is the page to read if you are dealing with this on live claims.
Definition
Also known as: COB
COB denials often mean the patient never updated their information with the payer, so the fix is a patient call rather than a claim correction.
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