Nakod — Prior Authorization Intelligence

Two ways it helps

• Prevent denials: CPT code, payer and indication go in; a documentation checklist mapped to that payer's rules comes back, along with template note language and the rejection reasons that come up most often.
• Appeal denials: upload the denial letter and Nakod extracts the stated reason, identifies which specific criteria were missing, and drafts a structured appeal with citations where available.

How it works

• Enter the details: CPT code, payer, indication.
• The tool analyzes payer rules and requirements for that combination.
• You get a checklist of documentation requirements plus template language written to match them.
• Submit cleaner the first time, instead of learning what was missing from the denial.

Where it applies

Nakod is built around imaging and radiology workflows, where advanced imaging orders are routinely denied for documentation formatting rather than clinical merit. The same input-output contract extends beyond radiology to any specialty facing payer authorization.

Data handling

Do not upload PHI. Use de-identified documents — Nakod is not positioned as a PHI-handling system, and nothing about the workflow requires patient identifiers to be useful.

Written and reviewed by Pouyan Golshani, MD — February 2026