Utilization Review · UR-2026-0418Apr 18, 2026
Notice of Non-Certification
The requested durable medical equipment is not certified based on a review of submitted documentation under MTUS guidelines.
DENIED
California workers' comp · DME appeals
When a carrier denies the DME you supplied — an original denial or an extension denial — Strata reads the utilization-review denial and drafts a compliant, MTUS-cited appeal letter, every citation verified against source. Your team reviews, the physician signs, you send.
The requested durable medical equipment is not certified based on a review of submitted documentation under MTUS guidelines.
Re: Non-certification dated April 18, 2026, for E0218 cold compression therapy following arthroscopic repair. The denial fails to address the treating physician's documented findings of post-surgical edema and prescribed post-op protocol.
An example denial, drafted into a signable appeal.