Denial Management Tool
Medical Billing Denial Rate Calculator
Calculate the percentage of submitted claims that were denied and use the result as a starting point for reviewing denial trends.
Free Calculator
Calculate your medical billing denial rate
Use the same reporting period for submitted claims and denied claims to calculate a comparable denial percentage.
Formula
Denied claims ÷ total submitted claims × 100
How to use the result
Track the rate over time and investigate underlying denial reasons by payer, specialty, authorization, coding, documentation and submission workflow.
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Next Step
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