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B5Denial Code (CARC)Deactivated

Effective 01/01/1995 · Updated 11/01/2015 · Stopped 05/01/2016

B5 Denial Code (Deactivated)

B5 is a retired claim adjustment reason code. Payers stopped using it on 05/01/2016.

Seeing B5 on a Remittance?

B5 was retired effective 05/01/2016 and should not appear on new remittances.
Official retirement note: This code has been replaced by 272 and 273.
If B5 appears on an old ERA you are reworking, interpret it per the remittance date, then follow the current code's guidance for any corrected claim.