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Breast MRI denials: what the review data shows
Independent reviewers have decided 58 published cases where an insurer denied Breast MRI — and they overturned the insurer 41.4% of the time. A denial for Breast MRI is a starting position, not a final answer.
Published decisions
58
2001–2026
Overturned
41.4%
24 denials reversed
By condition
Published outcomes when Breast MRI was denied for these conditions.
| Condition | Decisions | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | 32 | 43.8% |
How to use this in your appeal
These are outcomes from California’s external review program — an independent physician panel that binds the insurer. Every state has an equivalent process, and internal appeals succeed even more often. Cite the outcome record for Breast MRIwhen you appeal: reviewers routinely find that denials like yours didn’t hold up.
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA DMHC INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REVIEW OUTCOMES (CHHS OPEN DATA) · DERIVED AGGREGATE STATISTICS ONLY · METHODOLOGY
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