Payers initially denied nearly 12% of hospital and physician claims in 2024
Share of claims denied on first submission in 2024, among hospitals and physician practices that use Kodiak Solutions' Revenue Cycle Analytics platform
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| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Claims denied on first submission in 2024 | 11.81% |
About the data
- Source
- Kodiak Solutions, press release on 2024 initial denial rates (May 21, 2025) (opens in a new tab)Paragraph beginning "The initial denial rate on claims in 2024"
- Method
- Kodiak's data cover more than 2,100 hospitals and 300,000 physicians that use its Revenue Cycle Analytics platform. They describe its clients, which may differ from all US hospitals.
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Sources for the figures above: Rate of initial denials of medical insurance claims continued to rise in 2024, Kodiak Solutions proprietary data show (opens in a new tab).
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