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title: PAAppealResponse Elements
slug: electronic-prior-auth/guide/paappealresponse-elements
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createdAt: 2026-06-18T17:59:23.720Z
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| **Element**                           | **Code**   | **Comments**                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Response/ResponseStatus               | mandatory  | An appeal response can be approved/denied based on the free text note from the original PAAppealRequest.                                                                       |
|    Approved/Appeal/IsEAppealSupported | mandatory  | An appeal response may be appealed, if supported.                                                                                                                              |
|    Denied/Appeal/IsEAppealSupported   | mandatory  | An appeal response may be appealed, if supported.                                                                                                                              |
|    Open                               | mandatory  | PBM/payers may return a question set requesting additional information if they are unable to approve or deny the appeal request based on the originally submitted information. |