# UnitedHealthcare (WI Medicaid) timely filing limit for dental claims

> What is the timely filing limit for dental claims with UnitedHealthcare (WI Medicaid), and how long do you have to correct or appeal? Verdict: Published filing window.

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Payer of record: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Wisconsin (Medicaid dental)

Last verified: 2026-08-30

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## Direct answer

The initial dental filing window for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Wisconsin (Medicaid dental) is 90 days — “All claims should be submitted within 90 calendar days from the date of service” — the manual says “should,” not “must” (§9.2.c of the Wisconsin Community Plan dental manual, revised 6/30/2026, administered by Dental Benefit Providers). Corrected claims: 365 days — for adjustments/reprocessing, from the date of service or eligibility posting, “only if the initial submission time period has been met” — but the manual's own Appendix A “Corrected Claims” row says 90 days from the date of service; treat 365 as the adjustments rule and confirm before relying on it. Claim appeal (written only): 90 days “after the payment, denial or recoupment of a timely claim submission” (calendar days) — a mailed written route; the Dental Hub portal publishes no appeal-submission tool (the manual's “in writing or telephonically” sentence covers adjustments, not appeals). Provider contracts and plan documents override published manuals — the contract number controls. Last verified 2026-08-30.

## Filing windows

- **Initial claims:** 90 days — “All claims should be submitted within 90 calendar days from the date of service” — the manual says “should,” not “must” (§9.2.c of the Wisconsin Community Plan dental manual, revised 6/30/2026, administered by Dental Benefit Providers) (Published openly)
- **Corrected claims:** 365 days — for adjustments/reprocessing, from the date of service or eligibility posting, “only if the initial submission time period has been met” — but the manual's own Appendix A “Corrected Claims” row says 90 days from the date of service; treat 365 as the adjustments rule and confirm before relying on it (Published openly)

## Appeals

- **Claim appeal (written only):** 90 days — “after the payment, denial or recoupment of a timely claim submission” (calendar days) — a mailed written route; the Dental Hub portal publishes no appeal-submission tool (the manual's “in writing or telephonically” sentence covers adjustments, not appeals)
  - Route: Mail: Appeals Coordinator, P.O. Box 1698, Milwaukee, WI 53201.

## Verified caveats

- The manual contradicts itself on the secondary-claim clock: §9.2.c and Appendix A say secondary claims must be received within 180 calendar days of the primary payer's determination, while the §9.6 best-practices list says 180 calendar days from the date of service “even if the primary carrier has not made payment.” Use the conservative from-date-of-service reading until UHC resolves it.
- A claim denied for incorrect or missing information must be resubmitted as a new claim — not a corrected claim — and timely-filing limits apply to the resubmission.
- Member benefit appeals for denied service authorizations are a separate track (45 days, to UHC's Salt Lake City appeals box) — do not conflate them with provider claim appeals.
- UHC's state Medicaid dental manuals differ — Wisconsin 90 days, New York 120, Nebraska 180 — and no generic UnitedHealthcare number exists. Commercial UHC dental was not verified this pass.

## Sources

- [UHC Community Plan of Wisconsin — Dental Provider Manual (PDF)](https://www.uhcdental.com/content/dam/provider/dental/medicaid/WI_Provider-Manual.pdf) — §9.2.c “Timely submission (Timely filing)”, printed p. 29; Appendix A QRG, p. 39

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