This is the 11th rental month. We cannot pay for this until you indicate that the patient has been given the option of changing the rental to a purchase.
Code type
RARC (Remark)
Category
Plan Provision
Common CARC pairings
RARC M36 appears with a Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC) on the 835 electronic remittance advice and gives more detail about the adjustment. These are the CARCs most often paired with RARC M36.
| CARC | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 108 | Rent/purchase guidelines were not met. Usage: Refer to the 835 Healthcare Policy Identification Segment (loop 2110 Service Payment Information REF), if present. |
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