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OA-225Other AdjustmentPayment Adjustment

OA-225 Denial Code: Penalty or interest payment by payer

Interest/penalty the payer is paying (e.g., prompt-pay interest) — used in plan-to-plan encounter reporting.

Why OA-225 happens

  • Late-payment interest owed under prompt-pay statutes

How to fix a OA-225 denial

  1. 1

    Post as interest income, distinct from claim payment

How to prevent it

Track payer interest — a pattern means chronic late payment worth escalating.

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