The Customer Claims Research Unit (CCRU) is available for payors with claims that require special handling. The preferred method for submitting claims to CCRU is via email. The CCRU email is CCRU@HealthLink.com

An email with the scanned claim(s) is submitted to the CCRU specifying:

• Payor's name.
• Phone number and name of contact person (in case of questions).
• Return instructions (fax or mail and appropriate full phone numbers or addresses), especially if the claim reply is not to be mailed to the payor's standard mailing address.
• The specific nature of the problem or specific claim question.

The CCRU should not be used for:

• Provider claims sent in error directly to a payor. Generally, misdirected claims should be returned to the provider for resubmission to HealthLink.
• Repriced manual claims that may have been routed to the wrong payor (rare event). Such claims can be returned to HealthLink via express mail service to the HealthLink general address:

  HealthLink
  Claims Department
  1831 Chestnut Street
  St. Louis, MO 63103
  1-877-284-0101

Claims submitted to the CCRU are usually returned in five business days. Please be aware that payor requests for follow-up on claims submitted to the CCRU cannot be honored until at least five business days have elapsed. This helps the CCRU area to process claims most efficiently.

For payors performing their own code review, select claims must be returned to the network for re-repricing with correct procedure or service codes.

New claims to HealthLink with a date of service over 60 days may be submitted to CCRU. Please send claims with date of service less than 60 days through normal routing process.