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RARC N838: Alert: Service/procedure postponed due to a federal, state, or local mandate/disaster declaration. Any amounts applied to deductible or member liability will be applied to the prior plan year from which the procedure was cancelled.

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

Alert: Service/procedure postponed due to a federal, state, or local mandate/disaster declaration. Any amounts applied to deductible or member liability will be applied to the prior plan year from which the procedure was cancelled.

Code type RARC (Remark)
Category Reference

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