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DenialPath MCP Server

io.github.maxbeech/denialpath
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DenialPath is answering right now. Last checked 8 min ago. It exposes 6 tools.

Deterministic CMS NCCI/MUE claim scrubbing and CARC/RARC denial explanations, cited to source.

Uptime history 40 hours of history · worst hour 0%
40 hours agonow
98.9%
Uptime 24h
90 of 91 checks
6
Tools
read from the server
246 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 8 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add denialpath --transport http https://denialpath.vercel.app/api/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "denialpath": {
      "url": "https://denialpath.vercel.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.denialpath]
url = "https://denialpath.vercel.app/api/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "denialpath": {
      "url": "https://denialpath.vercel.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "denialpath": {
      "url": "https://denialpath.vercel.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 6

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

claim
check_claim
Scrub a claim against the NCCI procedure-to-procedure (PTP) edits and medically unlikely edits (MUE) in force on its date of service. Deterministic: no model, so identical input always returns an identical verdict. Every finding.status is one of pass (checked against a real edit and clean), fail (an edit fires), bypassed (an edit fires but a modifier already on the line legitimately resolves it), or no_data (we hold no edit for this code or pair in our dataset). no_data is NOT a pass: treat it as unchecked, since CMS may still deny the line under an edit outside our loaded subset. summary.clean is true only when every finding is pass and none are no_data - never report a claim clean because nothing failed if some lines were never checked. The response echoes editQuarter (the CMS quarter version the verdict was computed against) and coverage (how many PTP pairs and MUE codes are loaded), so you can tell a caller exactly what was checked. Free, no API key needed; a key only raises the rate limit.
draft
draft_appeal
Generate an appeal letter for a denial, assembled deterministically from cited facts. REQUIRES A PRO OR SCALE PLAN. Called by an anonymous caller or a key on the free plan, this returns an upgrade_required error naming the pricing page - it never fabricates or partially generates a letter for a caller who cannot access the feature. The letter argues the billing question only: it never asserts anything about the patient's clinical condition. Any fact only the practice holds (providerName, claimNumber, dateOfService, codes, the signature) that is not supplied is rendered as an explicit "[TO BE COMPLETED BY PRACTICE]" placeholder in the letter body and listed by name in placeholders, never invented. grounded is true only when we hold the CARC supplied and could argue it with our own corrective-action data; when false, the letter still assembles around payer/claim details and any practiceNote given, but the substantive grounds section is left as a placeholder for the practice to write.
explain
explain_denial
Explain a CARC (Claim Adjustment Reason Code) and any RARCs (Remittance Advice Remark Codes) from a remittance: plain meaning, ranked corrective actions, and whether an appeal is worth filing. found:false means we do not hold that CARC in our dataset (X12 publishes far more codes than we have curated) - the response still returns the group-code meaning when a group prefix (CO/PR/OA/PI) was supplied, and note explains the gap rather than leaving it silent. unknownRarc reports, rather than silently drops, any RARC you passed that we do not hold. Passing payer additionally attaches that payer's appeal deadline where we hold one. Free, no API key needed.
mue
get_mue
Look up the medically unlikely edit (MUE) unit limit for a single CPT/HCPCS code. status is found or no_data; no_data means we hold no MUE value for this code in our dataset, not that CMS publishes none. When found, the returned limit.mai (adjudication indicator: "1" line edit - denies the excess units on the line; "2" date-of-service absolute - never payable above the limit on that date, not even on appeal; "3" date-of-service clinical - may be allowed above the limit with supporting documentation) governs what a biller can do above the limit, explained in limit.maiMeaning. Free, no API key needed.
ncci
get_ncci_edits
Look up NCCI procedure-to-procedure (PTP) edits, in two modes. Pair mode: pass column1, column2 (either order) and dateOfService to check whether that specific pair bundles on that date; status is no_data (we hold no edit for this pair in our dataset - NOT confirmation CMS has none), not_applicable (we hold the edit but it does not apply on this date, either outside its effective/deletion window or modifierIndicator "9" meaning the edit is deleted or never applicable), or applies. List mode: pass code alone to get every pair in the dataset involving that code, in either column, with no date filtering. modifierIndicator "0" means no modifier may ever bypass the edit; "1" means a modifier may bypass it, but only where the services were genuinely distinct. Free, no API key needed.
timely
get_timely_filing
Days remaining to file an initial claim (or, if already past, how far over) for a payer given a date of service. daysRemaining and expired are null when we hold no published timely filing limit for that payer, which is common since many limits are contract-specific - check note before treating the result as an actual deadline. Free, no API key needed.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://denialpath.vercel.app/api/mcp streamable-http answering 232 ms 8 min ago

DenialPath — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can DenialPath do?
It exposes 6 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: check_claim, draft_appeal, explain_denial, get_mue, get_ncci_edits, get_timely_filing. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is DenialPath working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 90 of 91 checks got a reply (98.9%), average response time 246 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect DenialPath?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does DenialPath need an API key?
No. DenialPath completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 6 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is DenialPath?
It answers our handshake in 246 ms on average, which is faster than 54% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.