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CO-290Contractual ObligationPlan Routing

CO-290 Denial Code: Dental plan forwarding to medical

The dental plan forwarded the claim to the patient's medical plan — no action needed yet; watch for the medical plan's response.

Why CO-290 happens

  • Payer-side benefit routing of medically-flavored dental claims

How to fix a CO-290 denial

  1. 1

    Track for the medical plan's adjudication; follow up if nothing in 30 days

How to prevent it

Informational routing code.

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