How does RARC M70 pair with CARCs?

RARC M70 is a remark code that appears alongside CARCs on the 835 electronic remittance advice to provide detail about the adjustment.

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RARC Code Reference

RARC M70: Alert: The NDC code submitted for this service was translated to a HCPCS code for processing, but please continue to submit the NDC on future claims for this item.

By Mindy Corbett, CSPO, CPC, CPB, CPPM · Last updated: August 2026

Alert: The NDC code submitted for this service was translated to a HCPCS code for processing, but please continue to submit the NDC on future claims for this item.

Code type RARC (Remark)

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