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CARC Code Reference

CARC 20: This injury/illness is covered by the liability carrier.

This injury/illness is covered by the liability carrier.

Group code CO, PI or PR
Category Coordination of Benefits
Risk level High
Appealable Review Required

Common RARC pairings

RARCs (Remittance Advice Remark Codes) provide the specific reason detail alongside CARC 20 on the 835 electronic remittance. These are the RARCs seen most often with this CARC.

RARCMeaning
MA04 Secondary payment cannot be considered without the identity of or payment information from the primary payer. The information was either not reported or was illegible.
N723 Patient must use Liability set-aside (LSA) funds to pay for the medical service or item.
N725 A liability insurer has reported having ongoing responsibility for medical services (ORM) for this diagnosis.
N744 Adjusted because the services may be related to an auto/other accident.

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