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Synvisc Injections denials: what the review data shows
Independent reviewers have decided 70 published cases where an insurer denied Synvisc Injections — and they overturned the insurer 61.4% of the time. A denial for Synvisc Injections is a starting position, not a final answer.
Published decisions
70
2001–2026
Overturned
61.4%
43 denials reversed
By condition
Published outcomes when Synvisc Injections was denied for these conditions.
| Condition | Decisions | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Osteoarthritis | 35 | 77.1% |
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 Synvisc Injectionswhen 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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