RARC N41 Deactivated Supplemental

RARC N41: Authorization Request Was Denied

What This Means

The payer denied the claim because the prior authorization request was not approved. This code was deactivated in October 2003 as it duplicated reason code 39. If you encounter this on older remittances, verify whether a valid authorization was obtained before the service date and confirm your system is using current code sets.

Disclaimer
This content is for informational purposes only. Always verify against your payer contracts and current coding guidelines.

Commonly Paired With

RARC N41 commonly appears alongside these CARC denial codes:

Code Name
CO-197 Precertification/Authorization/Notification Absent →

Sources

  1. X12.org