CARC 206CO · Contractual Obligation
The claim was missing the required National Provider Identifier for the billing, rendering, or referring provider.
- Common causes
- The NPI field was left blank on the claim submission.
- Suggested fix
- Add the correct NPI for the appropriate provider role and resubmit the claim.
Related Contractual Obligation codes
107This claim depends on another related claim or service being referenced, but that link wasn't provided.11The diagnosis code doesn't support medical necessity for the procedure billed, based on the payer's coverage edits.13The claim shows a date of service after the patient's recorded date of death.146The diagnosis code billed wasn't a valid, active code as of the date of service.150The documentation submitted doesn't justify the complexity or level of the service billed, commonly seen with evaluation and management visit levels.16The claim is missing required information or contains a billing error that prevented the payer from processing it.170This payer doesn't reimburse this specific provider type for this service.171This payer doesn't cover this service when it's billed by this provider type in this particular facility setting.
Frequently asked questions
What does CARC 206 mean?
The claim was missing the required National Provider Identifier for the billing, rendering, or referring provider.
How do I resolve CARC 206?
Add the correct NPI for the appropriate provider role and resubmit the claim.
Why does CARC 206 happen?
The NPI field was left blank on the claim submission.
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