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CO-291Contractual ObligationPlan Routing

CO-291 Denial Code: Medical plan forwarding to dental

The medical plan forwarded the claim to the dental plan — informational; monitor the dental plan's response.

Why CO-291 happens

  • Payer-side routing of dental-benefit claims

How to fix a CO-291 denial

  1. 1

    Track for dental adjudication; follow up on silence

How to prevent it

Informational routing code.

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