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Attention All Providers: Top Claim Denial Reasons and Resolutions/Workarounds for January 2026 Professional Claims
Nevada Medicaid·NV·Billing & Coding
Effective date
Feb 12, 2026
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Nevada Medicaid has published the top 9 claim denial reasons from January 2026 with specific resolution steps. This guidance helps providers understand common billing errors including Medicare crossover issues, coverage verification problems, duplicate claims, and eligibility verification failures.
Action Required
Immediately: Billing team should review current claim denial patterns against these 9 common error codes (452, 3340, 4021, 2017, 1009, 5035, 4371, 4801, 2003). For each denial type, implement the specific resolution steps provided: verify Medicare crossover details in PWP, check fee schedules for covered codes, submit claims to appropriate HMO/MCOs, verify provider contract dates, review claim history for duplicates, and confirm patient eligibility using PWP Member Eligibility tab or Gabby system.