AGAR Guide
CARC119ReferenceCurrentVerified Aug 15, 2026

CARC 119

AR Guide Workflow

Non-Covered Services

The service is not covered under the patient's benefit plan — an exclusion, a coverage limit, or a service the plan simply does not include.

Open denial workflow

AR Guide explanation

What it means

The benefit maximum for this time period or occurrence has been reached.

AR Guide knowledge

Common denial category

Non-Covered Services — The service is not covered under the patient's benefit plan — an exclusion, a coverage limit, or a service the plan simply does not include.

AR Guide knowledge

Common causes

  • Annual or per-occurrence benefit limit exhausted
  • Benefit tracked across multiple claims

AR Guide knowledge

What AR should verify

  1. Review the patient's benefit utilization for the period
  2. Confirm the benefit maximum and what counts toward it

AR Guide knowledge

Recommended action

  1. Bill the patient per plan rules once the benefit is exhausted
  2. If the utilization total is wrong, appeal with the benefit history

About this guidance: Note

AR Guide knowledge is general reference content written by our team — it is not payer-specific policy and never replaces the payer’s documentation or your contract. Always confirm specifics with the payer.