Dispute & Appeal Process: Quick Reference Guide
This quick reference guide shows you when and where to submit disputes
Issue types
Claims issues
These issues relate to all decisions made during the claims adjudication process. For example, issues related to the provider contract, our claims payment policies, or processing errors.
Utilization review issues
These issues relate to decisions made during the precertification, concurrent or retrospective review processes for services that require precertification. For these issues, the practitioner and organizational provider appeal process only applies to appeals received subsequent to the services being rendered. The member appeal process applies to appeals related to pre-service or concurrent medical necessity decisions.
Application of state laws and regulations
If our policy varies from the applicable laws or regulations of an individual state, the requirements of the state regulation supersede our policy when they apply to the member’s plan. Our law department makes the final determination if there is any question regarding the applicability of any particular law.
Dispute Level |
Practitioner/Organizational Provider Submission Timeframe |
Response Timeframe |
Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Reconsideration |
Within 180 calendar days of the initial claim decision. |
Within 7-10 business days of receiving the request. Within 60 business days of receiving the request if review by a specialty unit is needed (i.e., clinical coding review). |
Call us at the number on the back of the member's ID card for indemnity and PPO-based benefits plans Write to us using the mailing address below Submit online through your secure provider website or Availity. |
Appeal |
Within 60 calendar days of the reconsideration decision. | Within 60 calendar days of receiving the request. If additional information is needed, within 60 calendar days of receiving the additional information. |
Call the number on the back of the member's ID card for indemnity and PPO-based benefits plans Write to the Provider Resolution Team Medicare Advantage Plans: Non Medicare Advantage Plans: |
State |
Address |
|---|---|
MN |
Allina Health | Aetna PO Box 981106 El Paso, TX 79998-1106 |
Utilization review issues or claim issues based on medical necessity or cosmetic or experimental/investigational or non-inpatient services denied for not receiving prior approval coverage criteria.
Dispute level |
Practitioner/organizational provider submission timeframe |
Response timeframe |
Contact information |
|---|---|---|---|
Appeal |
Within 180 calendar days of when the claim decision or utilization review decision was first made. |
Within 60 calendar days of receiving the request. If more information is needed, within 60 calendar days of receiving the additional information. |
Call us at the number on the back of the member's ID card. Write Provider Resolution Team
Medicare Advantage Plans: Non Medicare Advantage Plans: |
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