How to fix a claim rejected stating “RELATED CAUSES CODE: REQUIRED; MUST INDICATE ACCIDENT FOR PAYER. “

If the patient's services are the result of an accident, the payer will want that information disclosed on the claim. The directions below will show you how to add the information so the claim can be resubmitted and processed.


  1. Hover over the Billing and select Live Claims Feed.
  2. Search for the patient appointment by the Patient name or Chart ID
  3. Choose the patient > press the Date of Service


       4. In the Billing Detail screen, in the HCFA Box 10 - Is patient's condition related to: field, select Yes from the dropdown next to the appropriate type of accident; employment, auto accident, other accident (red arrow).



       5.  You can enter additional information regarding the accident under the EDI Billing Note section (blue arrow). If you click in the box to the right of the title, a space will open where you can enter additional information that will populate in box 19 on the HCFA 1500 form.



Auto Accident Claims


When you are billing the claims out to the Auto accident insurance, update the insurance information in the Demographics > Insurances > Auto Accident section. This will give you the option to enter all of the applicable information and have that information populate in the appropriate place on the claim form.

After entering the information under Auto Accident, ensure that the payment profile under the appointment is listing Auto Accident for any claims that need to go to the auto payer. The system will know, based on the payment profile you select, to bill to the payer listed under Auto Accident, instead of Primary Ins.




Workers' Comp Claims


When you are billing the claims out to a Workers' Comp insurance, update the insurance information in the Demographics > Workers' Comp section. This will give you the option to enter all of the applicable information and have that information populate in the appropriate place on the claim form.

After entering the information under Worker's Comp, ensure that the payment profile under the appointment is listing Worker's Comp for any claims that need to go to the work comp payer. The system will know, based on the payment profile you select, to bill to the payer listed under Worker's Comp, instead of Primary Ins.