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PR-85Patient ResponsibilityPatient Responsibility

PR-85 Denial Code: Patient interest adjustment

Interest amount attributed to the patient — used only with the PR group, mostly in niche payer arrangements.

Why PR-85 happens

  • Payer allocating interest to patient responsibility per plan terms

How to fix a PR-85 denial

  1. 1

    Post per the remit; question the payer if interest allocation seems wrong

How to prevent it

Rare — treat as informational.

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