CARC Code

CO-18 — Duplicate Claim

CO-18 means the payer believes this claim was already submitted and adjudicated. Pull the original claim and its RA. If the original was paid, provide the remittance. If the original was denied and you are legitimately resubmitting (not appealing), include the original claim number and the denial RA to distinguish the resubmission from a duplicate.

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