Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04), Ch. 18 § 20.2.2
Claim Adjustment Reason Codes (CARCs), Remittance Advice Remark
20.2.2 - Claim Adjustment Reason Codes (CARCs), Remittance Advice Remark
Codes (RARCs), Group Codes, and Medicare Summary Notice (MSN)
Messages
(Rev. 3844, Issued: 08-18-17, Effective: 01-01-18, Implementation: 01-02-18)
When denying claim lines for HCPCS code 77063 that are not submitted with the diagnosis code
V76.11 or V76.12, the contractor shall use the following remittance advice messages and
associated codes when rejecting/denying claims under this policy. This CARC/RARC combination
is compliant with CAQH CORE Business Scenario Three.
CARC: 167
RARC: N386
MSN: 14.9
Group Code PR (Patient Responsibility) assigning financial responsibility to the beneficiary (if a
claim is received with a GA modifier indicating a signed ABN is on file).
Group Code CO (Contractual Obligation) assigning financial liability to the provider (if a claim is
received with a GZ modifier indicating no signed ABN is on file).
When denying claim lines for HCPCS code G0279 that are not submitted with HCPCS 77066 or
77065