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B17Denial Code (CARC)Deactivated

Effective 01/01/1995 · Stopped 02/01/2006

B17 Denial Code (Deactivated)

B17 is a retired claim adjustment reason code. Payers stopped using it on 02/01/2006.

Seeing B17 on a Remittance?

B17 was retired effective 02/01/2006 and should not appear on new remittances.
If B17 appears on an old ERA you are reworking, interpret it per the remittance date, then follow the current code's guidance for any corrected claim.