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Prior authorization denial rates, plan by plan
Every plan that published a CY2025 filing. Search for an insurer or a plan by name, narrow by state or market, and the charts and the weighted rate below recompute as you go.
16 of 536
filings in view
879K
standard requests
4.2%
volume-weighted denial rate
3
with validation findings
The weighted rate is computed over filings in view that published both a request total and a denial count; the request figure beside it counts every filing in view.
Distribution of denial rates
filings per 10-point band
13
3
0–10%
10–20%
20–30%
30–40%
40–50%
50–65%
Denial rate vs. request volume
log volume, 1K → 500K · orange marks carry findings
1K10K100K500K
Request volume by market, current filter
Filings
Organization
Plan
Market
St
Std reqs
Denial rate
Findings
Highmark
Highmark Medicare Advantage contract H7710
Medicare Advantage
DE
671
12.4%
—
Highmark
Highmark Medicare Advantage contract H5932
Medicare Advantage
PA
7K
12.2%
1
Highmark
Highmark QHP (federal Marketplace) - West Virginia
Marketplace QHP
WV
25K
11.8%
1
Highmark
Highmark Medicaid - New York
Medicaid Managed Care
NY
—
8.7%
—
Highmark
Highmark QHP (federal Marketplace) - Delaware
Marketplace QHP
DE
16K
8.3%
—
Highmark
Highmark QHP (federal Marketplace) - Pennsylvania
Marketplace QHP
PA
78K
6.1%
1
Highmark
Highmark Medicare Advantage contract H5106
Medicare Advantage
—
41K
5.2%
—
Highmark
Highmark Medicare Advantage contract H8166
Medicare Advantage
—
27K
4.1%
—
Highmark
Highmark Medicare Advantage contract H3916
Medicare Advantage
—
463K
3.9%
—
Highmark
Highmark Medicaid - West Virginia
Medicaid Managed Care
WV
1K
3.9%
—
Highmark
Highmark Medicaid - Pennsylvania
Medicaid Managed Care
PA
22K
3.8%
—
Highmark
Highmark QHP (federal Marketplace) - New York
Marketplace QHP
NY
1K
3.4%
—
Highmark
Highmark Medicare Advantage contract H3957
Medicare Advantage
—
98K
3.3%
—
Highmark
Highmark Medicaid - Delaware
Medicaid Managed Care
DE
32K
1.5%
—
Highmark
Highmark Medicare Advantage contract H3384
Medicare Advantage
—
39K
1.5%
—
Highmark
Highmark Medicare Advantage contract H5526
Medicare Advantage
—
26K
1.4%
—