AAHAM Certified Revenue Cycle Specialist - Institutional (CRCS-I) Practice Test 2026 - Free CRCS-I Practice Questions and Study Guide

A non-standard claim is characterized by its inclusion of extra or nonessential information, often because the required data has not been entered correctly. This type of claim frequently features attachments that may not conform to standard expectations, which are submitted as substitute documentation to meet requirements that the original data failed to satisfy.

In this scenario, when a provider submits a non-standard claim, it may contain additional documentation, such as charts, notes, or other related materials that are not needed for a correctly filed claim but are added in an attempt to clarify or support the claim. The existence of these extraneous attachments indicates an underlying issue with the completeness or accuracy of the data initially submitted.

On the other hand, clear and necessary information, mandatory claim form data elements, and no attachments do not accurately describe the nature of a non-standard claim. A non-standard claim typically lacks the clarity and completeness found in a standard claim, which would have all required data elements included without the need for excessive documentation.