OA-232Other AdjustmentPayment Adjustment
OA-232 Denial Code: Institutional transfer amount
DRG payment difference when a patient transfers between institutions mid-care — each facility gets its adjusted share.
Why OA-232 happens
- ●Acute-to-acute transfers under DRG transfer payment policy
How to fix a OA-232 denial
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Verify per-diem transfer payment math against the DRG and length of stay
How to prevent it
Flag transfer cases in patient accounting for expected-payment modeling.
Drowning in OA-232 denials?
OakClaim works every denial within 48 hours and builds prevention rules so they stop recurring.