MA130 remark code
The claim couldn't be processed. There's nothing to appeal; send a new claim with the corrected information.
“Your claim contains incomplete and/or invalid information, and no appeal rights are afforded because the claim is unprocessable. Please submit a new claim with the complete/correct information.”
Start 10/12/2001 · X12 remark code list
What it usually means in behavioral health
MA130 usually rides with CO-16 and one or more remark codes naming the bad field. Because no appeal rights attach, time spent drafting an appeal is time off the filing clock.
Common causes
- Missing or invalid provider identifiers, including the rendering or supervising provider
- Invalid or expired procedure codes for the date of service
- Missing required facility-claim fields
- Member identifier or demographic mismatches
Correct and resubmit, or appeal?
Never appeal an MA130. Fix the field the other remark codes name and submit a new claim before the filing deadline.
What to do
Read the other remark codes on the line to find the bad field.
Fix it at the source (provider setup, code tables, or registration), then submit a new claim.
Track MA130s by cause; they are pure process waste.
Often seen with
- 16
- M51
- N290
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