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N14 Remark Code (Deactivated): Paid per Fee Schedule

N14 explained that payment was based on a contractual amount or agreement, a fee schedule, or a maximum allowable amount. X12 deactivated it and suggested reason code 45, which reports the same reduction as an adjustment.

X12 deactivated RARCN14 on October 1, 2007. Payers should no longer use it on new remittances, but it can still appear on older ERAs, corrected claims, and appeals.

Code: N14 (RARC N14)
Status: Deactivated StoppedOctober 1, 2007 (in use since January 1, 2000).
Code set: Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARC)
Group codes: CO (Contractual Obligation): Accompanied contractual reductions; the difference was a provider write-off.
Official description: Payment based on a contractual amount or agreement, fee schedule, or maximum allowable amount.
X12 Remittance Advice Remark Codes, retrieved September 25, 2026
Last verified: September 24, 2026 against the official X12 list.

What N14 meant

Remark N14 told the provider which basis the payer used to set payment: a contract or agreement, a fee schedule, or a maximum allowable amount. It was purely explanatory and typically sat beside a contractual reduction.

What replaced it

X12’s note suggests reason code 45. CO-45 reports the reduction from billed charges to the fee schedule, maximum allowable, or contracted amount, so the adjustment code itself now carries N14’s message. A discount negotiated for one specific claim uses CO-131. The deactivated remark N18, about Medicare allowed amounts, pointed providers to N14.

If you still see N14

It only appears in older remittances. Treat the associated reduction like any CARC 45 adjustment: compare the allowed amount with your contract or the published fee schedule, write off the difference if it matches, and contact the payer if it does not.

CO-45 (Charge exceeds fee schedule/maximum allowable or contracted/legislated fee arrangement.): The suggested replacement: charge exceeds fee schedule, maximum allowable, or contracted or legislated fee arrangement.
CO-131 (Claim specific negotiated discount.): Claim-specific negotiated discount.
N18Deactivated (Payment based on the Medicare allowed amount.): A deactivated remark that pointed to N14 for Medicare allowed amounts.

N14 FAQ

Why wasn't a remark code needed for this?

CARC 45 already explains that payment was limited to the fee schedule or contract, so a remark saying the same thing added nothing.

Is an N14 line a denial?

No. It described how the allowed amount was set. The claim was paid at that amount.

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