Automated claim processing with endnote hierarchy

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a hardware processor of a computing component, the machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions to cause the hardware processor to perform a method comprising:

• receiving an insurance claim, wherein the insurance claim comprises at least one line, and wherein each line comprises at least one procedure code and at least one explanation code;
• determining a first hierarchical rank of a plurality of the hierarchical ranks for a first explanation code in a first line based on predetermined associations between the explanation codes and the hierarchical ranks;
• determining, according to the determined first hierarchical rank for the first explanation code, whether the first line comprising the first code should be modified;
• modifying the first line comprising the first explanation code when it is determined that the first line comprising the first explanation code should be modified;
• and
• outputting the insurance claim after determining whether the first line comprising the first explanation code should be modified.

A computer-implemented method for automatically processing insurance claims, the method comprising:

• receiving an insurance claim, wherein the insurance claim comprises at least one line, and wherein each line comprises at least one procedure code and at least one explanation code;
• determining a first hierarchical rank of a plurality of the hierarchical ranks for a first explanation code in a first line based on predetermined associations between the explanation codes and the hierarchical ranks;
• determining, according to the determined first hierarchical rank for the first explanation code, whether the first line comprising the first code should be modified;
• modifying the first line comprising the first explanation code when it is determined that the first line comprising the first explanation code should be modified;
• and
• outputting the insurance claim after determining whether the first line comprising the first explanation code should be modified.