Sexual abstinence is the term that refers to the impediment if an individual engages in any kind of sexual intercourse. This abstinence can prevent a person from becoming infected with a sexually transmitted disease. One benefit of abstinence is to reduce a person's chance of developing cervical cancer. This is because this cancer can be stimulated by the HTLV virus, which is a virus transmitted by sexual intercourse.
Claim adjustment reason code (CARC) 253 is used to report the sequestration reduction. The code will appear as a CO 253 on the RA "Sequestration – reduction in federal payment" as the reason.
