X12 837 Health Care Claim: Institutional (X223A3)
This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Health Care Claim Transaction Set (837) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to submit health care claim billing information, encounter information, or both, from providers of health care services to payers, either directly or via intermediary billers and claims clearinghouses. It can also be used to transmit health care claims and billing payment information between payers with different payment responsibilities where coordination of benefits is required or between payers and regulatory agencies to monitor the rendering, billing, and/or payment of health care services within a specific health care/insurance industry segment.
For purposes of this standard, providers of health care products or services may include entities such as physicians, hospitals and other medical facilities or suppliers, dentists, and pharmacies, and entities providing medical information to meet regulatory requirements. The payer refers to a third party entity that pays claims or administers the insurance product or benefit or both. For example, a payer may be an insurance company, health maintenance organization (HMO), preferred provider organization (PPO), government agency (Medicare, Medicaid, Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), etc.) or an entity such as a third party administrator (TPA) or third party organization (TPO) that may be contracted by one of those groups. A regulatory agency is an entity responsible, by law or rule, for administering and monitoring a statutory benefits program or a specific health care/insurance industry segment.
- ~ Segment
- * Element
- > Component
- ^ Repetition
Interchange Control Header
To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Code identifying the type of information in the Authorization Information
- 00
- No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)
Information used for additional identification or authorization of the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Authorization Information Qualifier (I01)
Code identifying the type of information in the Security Information
- 00
- No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)
This is used for identifying the security information about the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Security Information Qualifier (I03)
Code indicating the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
Identification code published by the sender for other parties to use as the receiver ID to route data to them; the sender always codes this value in the sender ID element
Code indicating the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
Identification code published by the receiver of the data; When sending, it is used by the sender as their sending ID, thus other parties sending to them will use this as a receiving ID to route data to them
Type is not applicable; the repetition separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate repeated occurrences of a simple data element or a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator, component element separator, and the segment terminator
- ^
- Repetition Separator
Code specifying the version number of the interchange control segments
- 00501
- Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 2003
A control number assigned by the interchange sender
Code indicating sender's request for an interchange acknowledgment
- 0
- No Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
- 1
- Interchange Acknowledgment Requested (TA1)
Code indicating whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information
- I
- Information
- P
- Production Data
- T
- Test Data
Type is not applicable; the component element separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate component data elements within a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator and the segment terminator
- >
- Component Element Separator
Functional Group Header
To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information
Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets
- HC
- Health Care Claim (837)
Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners
Code identifying party receiving transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender
Code identifying the issuer of the standard; this code is used in conjunction with Data Element 480
- T
- Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
- X
- Accredited Standards Committee X12
Code indicating the version, release, subrelease, and industry identifier of the EDI standard being used, including the GS and GE segments; if code in DE455 in GS segment is X, then in DE 480 positions 1-3 are the version number; positions 4-6 are the release and subrelease, level of the version; and positions 7-12 are the industry or trade association identifiers (optionally assigned by user); if code in DE455 in GS segment is T, then other formats are allowed
- 005010X223A3
Heading
Transaction Set Header
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
Code uniquely identifying a Transaction Set
- The transaction set identifier (ST01) is used by the translation routines of the interchange partners to select the appropriate transaction set definition (e.g., 810 selects the Invoice Transaction Set).
- 837
- Health Care Claim
Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set
- The Transaction Set Control Number in ST02 and SE02 must be identical. The number must be unique within a specific interchange (ISA-IEA), but can repeat in other interchanges.
Reference assigned to identify Implementation Convention
- The implementation convention reference (ST03) is used by the translation routines of the interchange partners to select the appropriate implementation convention to match the transaction set definition. When used, this implementation convention reference takes precedence over the implementation reference specified in the GS08.
- This element must be populated with the guide identifier named in Section 1.2.
- This field contains the same value as GS08. Some translator products strip off the ISA and GS segments prior to application (ST-SE) processing. Providing the information from the GS08 at this level will ensure that the appropriate application mapping is used at translation time.
- 005010X223A3
Beginning of Hierarchical Transaction
To define the business hierarchical structure of the transaction set and identify the business application purpose and reference data, i.e., number, date, and time
- The second example denotes the case where the entire transaction set contains ENCOUNTERS.
Code indicating the hierarchical application structure of a transaction set that utilizes the HL segment to define the structure of the transaction set
- 0019
- Information Source, Subscriber, Dependent
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
- BHT02 is intended to convey the electronic transmission status of the 837 batch contained in this ST-SE envelope. The terms "original" and "reissue" refer to the electronic transmission status of the 837 batch, not the billing status.
- 00
- Original
Original transmissions are transmissions which have never been sent to the receiver.
- 18
- Reissue
If a transmission was disrupted and the receiver requests a retransmission, the sender uses "Reissue" to indicate the transmission has been previously sent.
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
- BHT03 is the number assigned by the originator to identify the transaction within the originator's business application system.
- The inventory file number of the transmission assigned by the submitter's system. This number operates as a batch control number.
- This field is limited to 30 characters.
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
- BHT04 is the date the transaction was created within the business application system.
- This is the date that the original submitter created the claim file from their business application system.
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
- BHT05 is the time the transaction was created within the business application system.
- This is the time that the original submitter created the claim file from their business application system.
Code specifying the type of transaction
- CH
- Chargeable
Use CH when the transaction contains only fee for service claims or claims with at least one chargeable line item. If it is not clear whether a transaction contains claims or capitated encounters, or if the transaction contains a mix of claims and capitated encounters, use CH.
Submitter Name
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
- The submitter is the entity responsible for the creation and formatting of this transaction.
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- 41
- Submitter
Code qualifying the type of entity
- NM102 qualifies NM103.
- 1
- Person
- 2
- Non-Person Entity
Individual last name or organizational name
Individual middle name or initial
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- 46
- Electronic Transmitter Identification Number (ETIN)
Established by trading partner agreement
Code identifying a party or other code
Federal Tax ID of the submitter. This number should be identical to the ISA06 and GS02 Federal Tax ID.
Submitter EDI Contact Information
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
- When the communication number represents a telephone number in the United States and other countries using the North American Dialing Plan (for voice, data, fax, etc.), the communication number must always include the area code and phone number using the format AAABBBCCCC where AAA is the area code, BBB is the telephone number prefix, and CCCC is the telephone number. Therefore, the following telephone number (555) 555-1234 would be represented as 5555551234. Do not submit long distance access numbers, such as "1", in the telephone number. Telephone extensions, when applicable, must be submitted in the next element immediately following the telephone number. When submitting telephone extensions, only submit the numeric extension. Do not include data that indicates an extension, such as "ext" or "x-".
- The contact information in this segment identifies the person in the submitter organization who deals with data transmission issues. If data transmission problems arise, this is the person to contact in the submitter organization.
- There are 2 repetitions of the PER segment to allow for six possible combinations of communication numbers including extensions.
Code identifying the major duty or responsibility of the person or group named
- IC
- Information Contact
Code identifying the type of communication number
- EM
- Electronic Mail
- FX
- Facsimile
- TE
- Telephone
Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable
Code identifying the type of communication number
- EM
- Electronic Mail
- EX
- Telephone Extension
- FX
- Facsimile
- TE
- Telephone
Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable
Code identifying the type of communication number
- EM
- Electronic Mail
- EX
- Telephone Extension
- FX
- Facsimile
- TE
- Telephone
Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable
Receiver Name
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- 40
- Receiver
Code qualifying the type of entity
- NM102 qualifies NM103.
- 2
- Non-Person Entity
Individual last name or organizational name
Receiver Name (Organization)
- UNITEDHEALTHCARE
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- 46
- Electronic Transmitter Identification Number (ETIN)
Code identifying a party or other code
UnitedHealthcare Payer ID
- 87726
- Claims
Detail
Hierarchical Level
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data segments
A unique number assigned by the sender to identify a particular data segment in a hierarchical structure
- HL01 shall contain a unique alphanumeric number for each occurrence of the HL segment in the transaction set. For example, HL01 could be used to indicate the number of occurrences of the HL segment, in which case the value of HL01 would be "1" for the initial HL segment and would be incremented by one in each subsequent HL segment within the transaction.
Code defining the characteristic of a level in a hierarchical structure
- HL03 indicates the context of the series of segments following the current HL segment up to the next occurrence of an HL segment in the transaction. For example, HL03 is used to indicate that subsequent segments in the HL loop form a logical grouping of data referring to shipment, order, or item-level information.
- 20
- Information Source
Code indicating if there are hierarchical child data segments subordinate to the level being described
- HL04 indicates whether or not there are subordinate (or child) HL segments related to the current HL segment.
- 1
- Additional Subordinate HL Data Segment in This Hierarchical Structure.
Billing Provider Specialty Information
To specify the identifying characteristics of a provider
- Required when the payer's adjudication is known to be impacted by the provider taxonomy code. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- PXC
- Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Foreign Currency Information
To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction
- Required when the amounts represented in this transaction are currencies other than the United States dollar. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
- It is REQUIRED that all amounts reported within the transaction are of the currency named in this segment. If this segment is not used, then it is required that all amounts in this transaction be expressed in US dollars.
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- 85
- Billing Provider
Code (Standard ISO) for country in whose currency the charges are specified
- The submitter must use the Currency Code, not the Country Code, for this element. For example the Currency Code CAD = Canadian dollars would be valid, while CA = Canada would be invalid.
Billing Provider Name
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
- Beginning on the NPI compliance date: When the Billing Provider is an organization health care provider, the organization health care provider's NPI or its subpart's NPI is reported in NM109. When a health care provider organization has determined that it needs to enumerate its subparts, it will report the NPI of a subpart as the Billing Provider. The subpart reported as the Billing Provider MUST always represent the most detailed level of enumeration as determined by the organization health care provider and MUST be the same identifier sent to any trading partner. For additional explanation, see section 1.10.3 Organization Health Care Provider Subpart Presentation.
- Prior to the NPI compliance date, proprietary identifiers necessary for the receiver to identify the Billing Provider entity are to be reported in the REF segment of Loop ID-2010BB.
- The Taxpayer Identifying Number (TIN) of the Billing Provider to be used for 1099 purposes must be reported in the REF segment of this loop.
- When the individual or the organization is not a health care provider and, thus, not eligible to receive an NPI (For example, personal care services, carpenters, etc), the Billing Provider should be the legal entity. However, willing trading partners may agree upon varying definitions. Proprietary identifiers necessary for the receiver to identify the entity are to be reported in the Loop ID-2010BB REF, Billing Provider Secondary Identification segment. The TIN to be used for 1099 purposes must be reported in the REF (Tax Identification Number) segment of this loop.
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- 85
- Billing Provider
Code qualifying the type of entity
- NM102 qualifies NM103.
- 2
- Non-Person Entity
Individual last name or organizational name
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- XX
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National Provider Identifier
Code identifying a party or other code
Billing Provider Address
To specify the location of the named party
- The Billing Provider Address must be a street address. Post Office Box or Lock Box addresses are to be sent in the Pay-To Address Loop (Loop ID-2010AB), if necessary.
Billing Provider City, State, ZIP Code
To specify the geographic place of the named party
Free-form text for city name
- A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency
- N402 is required only if city name (N401) is in the U.S. or Canada.
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
- When reporting the ZIP code for U.S. addresses, the full nine digit ZIP code must be provided.
Code identifying the country
- Use the alpha-2 country codes from Part 1 of ISO 3166.
Code identifying the country subdivision
- Use the country subdivision codes from Part 2 of ISO 3166.
Billing Provider Tax Identification
To specify identifying information
- This is the tax identification number (TIN) of the entity to be paid for the submitted services.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- EI
- Employer's Identification Number
The Employer's Identification Number must be a string of exactly nine numbers with no separators.
For example, "001122333" would be valid, while sending "001-12-2333" or "00-1122333" would be invalid.
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Billing Provider Contact Information
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
- Required when this information is different than that contained in the Loop ID-1000A - Submitter PER segment. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.;
- When the communication number represents a telephone number in the United States and other countries using the North American Dialing Plan (for voice, data, fax, etc.), the communication number must always include the area code and phone number using the format AAABBBCCCC where AAA is the area code, BBB is the telephone number prefix, and CCCC is the telephone number. Therefore, the following telephone number (555) 555-1234 would be represented as 5555551234. Do not submit long distance access numbers, such as "1", in the telephone number. Telephone extensions, when applicable, must be submitted in the next element immediately following the telephone number. When submitting telephone extensions, only submit the numeric extension. Do not include data that indicates an extension, such as "ext" or "x-".
- There are 2 repetitions of the PER segment to allow for six possible combinations of communication numbers including extensions.
Code identifying the major duty or responsibility of the person or group named
- IC
- Information Contact
Code identifying the type of communication number
- EM
- Electronic Mail
- FX
- Facsimile
- TE
- Telephone
Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable
Code identifying the type of communication number
- EM
- Electronic Mail
- EX
- Telephone Extension
- FX
- Facsimile
- TE
- Telephone
Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable
Code identifying the type of communication number
- EM
- Electronic Mail
- EX
- Telephone Extension
- FX
- Facsimile
- TE
- Telephone
Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable
Pay-to Address Name
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
- Required when the address for payment is different than that of the Billing Provider. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.;
- The purpose of Loop ID-2010AB has changed from previous versions. Loop ID-2010AB only contains address information when different from the Billing Provider Address. There are no applicable identifiers for Pay-To Address information.
Pay-to Address - ADDRESS
To specify the location of the named party
Pay-To Address City, State, ZIP Code
To specify the geographic place of the named party
Free-form text for city name
- A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency
- N402 is required only if city name (N401) is in the U.S. or Canada.
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
Code identifying the country
- Use the alpha-2 country codes from Part 1 of ISO 3166.
Code identifying the country subdivision
- Use the country subdivision codes from Part 2 of ISO 3166.
Pay-To Plan Name
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
- Required when willing trading partners agree to use this implementation for their subrogation payment requests.
- This loop may only be used when BHT06 = 31.
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- PE
- Payee
PE is used to indicate the subrogated payee.
Code qualifying the type of entity
- NM102 qualifies NM103.
- 2
- Non-Person Entity
Individual last name or organizational name
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- Use code value "PI" when reporting Payor Identification.
Use code value "XV" when reporting Health Plan ID (HPID) or Other Entity Identifier (OEID).
Prior to the mandated implementation date for Health Plan Identifier, willing trading partners may agree to:
- Follow a dual use approach in which both the HPID or OEID and the Payor Identification are sent. Send XV qualifier in NM108 with HPID or OEID in NM109 and the Payor Identification, that would have been sent using qualifier PI, in the corresponding REF segment using qualifier 2U (Payer Identification Number).
OR - Follow an early implementation approach in which the HPID or OEID is sent in NM109.
- PI
- Payor Identification
- XV
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services PlanID
Code identifying a party or other code
Pay-to Plan Address
To specify the location of the named party
Pay-To Plan City, State, ZIP Code
To specify the geographic place of the named party
Free-form text for city name
- A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency
- N402 is required only if city name (N401) is in the U.S. or Canada.
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
Code identifying the country
- Use the alpha-2 country codes from Part 1 of ISO 3166.
Code identifying the country subdivision
- Use the country subdivision codes from Part 2 of ISO 3166.
Pay-to Plan Secondary Identification
To specify identifying information
- Required when an additional identification number to that provided in the NM109 of this loop is necessary to identify the entity.
If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- 2U
- Payer Identification Number
This code is only allowed when the qualifier XV is reported in NM108 of this loop.
- FY
- Claim Office Number
- NF
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Code
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Pay-To Plan Tax Identification Number
To specify identifying information
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- EI
- Employer's Identification Number
The Employer's Identification Number must be a string of exactly nine numbers with no separators.
For example, "001122333" would be valid, while sending "001-12-2333" or "00-1122333" would be invalid.
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Hierarchical Level
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data segments
A unique number assigned by the sender to identify a particular data segment in a hierarchical structure
- HL01 shall contain a unique alphanumeric number for each occurrence of the HL segment in the transaction set. For example, HL01 could be used to indicate the number of occurrences of the HL segment, in which case the value of HL01 would be "1" for the initial HL segment and would be incremented by one in each subsequent HL segment within the transaction.
Identification number of the next higher hierarchical data segment that the data segment being described is subordinate to
- HL02 identifies the hierarchical ID number of the HL segment to which the current HL segment is subordinate.
Code defining the characteristic of a level in a hierarchical structure
- HL03 indicates the context of the series of segments following the current HL segment up to the next occurrence of an HL segment in the transaction. For example, HL03 is used to indicate that subsequent segments in the HL loop form a logical grouping of data referring to shipment, order, or item-level information.
- 22
- Subscriber
Code indicating if there are hierarchical child data segments subordinate to the level being described
- HL04 indicates whether or not there are subordinate (or child) HL segments related to the current HL segment.
- 0
- No Subordinate HL Segment in This Hierarchical Structure.
- 1
- Additional Subordinate HL Data Segment in This Hierarchical Structure.
Subscriber Information
To record information specific to the primary insured and the insurance carrier for that insured
Code identifying the insurance carrier's level of responsibility for a payment of a claim
- Within a given claim, the various values for the Payer Responsibility Sequence Number Code (other than value "U") may occur no more than once.
- A
- Payer Responsibility Four
- B
- Payer Responsibility Five
- C
- Payer Responsibility Six
- D
- Payer Responsibility Seven
- E
- Payer Responsibility Eight
- F
- Payer Responsibility Nine
- G
- Payer Responsibility Ten
- H
- Payer Responsibility Eleven
- P
- Primary
- S
- Secondary
- T
- Tertiary
- U
- Unknown
This code may only be used in payer to payer COB claims when the original payer determined the presence of this coverage from eligibility files received from this payer or when the original claim did not provide the responsibility sequence for this payer.
Code indicating the relationship between two individuals or entities
- SBR02 specifies the relationship to the person insured.
- 18
- Self
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
- SBR03 is policy or group number.
- This is not the number uniquely identifying the subscriber. The unique subscriber number is submitted in Loop ID-2010BA-NM109.
Code identifying type of claim
- 11
- Other Non-Federal Programs
- 12
- Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
- 13
- Point of Service (POS)
- 14
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- 15
- Indemnity Insurance
- 16
- Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Medicare Risk
- 17
- Dental Maintenance Organization
- AM
- Automobile Medical
- BL
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- CH
- Champus
- CI
- Commercial Insurance Co.
- DS
- Disability
- FI
- Federal Employees Program
- HM
- Health Maintenance Organization
- LM
- Liability Medical
- MA
- Medicare Part A
- MB
- Medicare Part B
- MC
- Medicaid
- OF
- Other Federal Program
Use code OF when submitting Medicare Part D claims.
- TV
- Title V
- VA
- Veterans Affairs Plan
- WC
- Workers' Compensation Health Claim
- ZZ
- Mutually Defined
Use Code ZZ when Type of Insurance is not known.
Subscriber Name
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
- In worker's compensation or other property and casualty claims, the "subscriber" may be a non-person entity (for example, the employer). However, this varies by state.
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- IL
- Insured or Subscriber
Code qualifying the type of entity
- NM102 qualifies NM103.
- 1
- Person
- 2
- Non-Person Entity
Individual last name or organizational name
Individual middle name or initial
Suffix to individual name
- Examples: I, II, III, IV, Jr, Sr
This data element is used only to indicate generation or patronymic.
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
MI is the only valid value at this time. Claims received with value II will be rejected.
- MI
- Member Identification Number
The code MI is intended to be the subscriber's identification number as assigned by the payer. (For example, Insured's ID, Subscriber's ID, Health Insurance Claim Number (HIC), etc.)
MI is also intended to be used in claims submitted to the Indian Health Service/Contract Health Services (IHS/CHS) Fiscal Intermediary for the purpose of reporting the Tribe Residency Code (Tribe County State). In the event that a Social Security Number (SSN) is also available on an IHS/CHS claim, put the SSN in REF02.
When sending the Social Security Number as the Member ID, it must be a string of exactly nine numbers with no separators. For example, sending "111002222" would be valid, while sending "111-00-2222" would be invalid.
Code identifying a party or other code
Subscriber Address
To specify the location of the named party
- Required when the patient is the subscriber or considered to be the subscriber. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Subscriber City, State, ZIP Code
To specify the geographic place of the named party
- Required when the patient is the subscriber or considered to be the subscriber. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Free-form text for city name
- A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency
- N402 is required only if city name (N401) is in the U.S. or Canada.
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
Code identifying the country
- Use the alpha-2 country codes from Part 1 of ISO 3166.
Code identifying the country subdivision
- Use the country subdivision codes from Part 2 of ISO 3166.
Subscriber Demographic Information
To supply demographic information
- Required when the patient is the subscriber or considered to be the subscriber. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code indicating the date format, time format, or date and time format
- D8
- Date Expressed in Format CCYYMMDD
Expression of a date, a time, or range of dates, times or dates and times
- DMG02 is the date of birth.
Code indicating the sex of the individual
- F
- Female
- M
- Male
- U
- Unknown
Property and Casualty Claim Number
To specify identifying information
- This is a property and casualty payer-assigned claim number. Providers receive this number from the property and casualty payer during eligibility determinations or some other communication with that payer. See Section 1.4.2, Property and Casualty, for additional information about property and casualty claims.;
- This segment is not a HIPAA requirement as of this writing.
- Required when the services included in this claim are to be considered as part of a property and casualty claim. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- Y4
- Agency Claim Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Subscriber Secondary Identification
To specify identifying information
- Required when an additional identification number to that provided in NM109 of this loop is necessary for the claim processor to identify the entity. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- SY
- Social Security Number
The Social Security Number must be a string of exactly nine numbers with no separators. For example, sending "111002222" would be valid, while sending "111-00-2222" would be invalid.
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Payer Name
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
- This is the destination payer.
- For the purposes of this implementation the term payer is synonymous with several other terms, such as, repricer and third party administrator.
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
- PR
- Payer
Code qualifying the type of entity
- NM102 qualifies NM103.
- 2
- Non-Person Entity
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- Use code value "PI" when reporting Payor Identification.
Use code value "XV" when reporting Health Plan ID (HPID) or Other Entity Identifier (OEID).
Prior to the mandated implementation date for Health Plan Identifier, willing trading partners may agree to:
- Follow a dual use approach in which both the HPID or OEID and the Payor Identification are sent. Send XV qualifier in NM108 with HPID or OEID in NM109 and the Payor Identification, that would have been sent using qualifier PI, in the corresponding REF segment using qualifier 2U (Payer Identification Number).
OR - Follow an early implementation approach in which the HPID or OEID is sent in NM109.
- PI
- Payor Identification
Payer Address
To specify the location of the named party
- Required when the payer address is available and the submitter intends for the claim to be printed on paper at the next EDI location (for example, a clearinghouse). If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Payer City, State, ZIP Code
To specify the geographic place of the named party
- Required when the payer address is available and the submitter intends for the claim to be printed on paper at the next EDI location (for example, a clearinghouse). If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Free-form text for city name
- A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency
- N402 is required only if city name (N401) is in the U.S. or Canada.
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
Code identifying the country
- Use the alpha-2 country codes from Part 1 of ISO 3166.
Code identifying the country subdivision
- Use the country subdivision codes from Part 2 of ISO 3166.
Billing Provider Secondary Identification
To specify identifying information
- Required prior to the mandated NPI Implementation Date when an additional identification number is necessary for the receiver to identify the provider.
OR
Required on or after the mandated NPI Implementation Date when NM109 in Loop 2010AA is not used and an identification number other than the NPI is necessary for the receiver to identify the provider.
If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- G2
- Provider Commercial Number
This code designates a proprietary provider number for the destination payer identified in the Payer Name loop, Loop ID-2010BB, associated with this claim. This is to be used by all payers including: Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross, etc.
- LU
- Location Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Payer Secondary Identification
To specify identifying information
- Required when an additional identification number to that provided in the NM109 of this loop is necessary to identify the entity.
If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- 2U
- Payer Identification Number
This code is only allowed when the qualifier XV is reported in NM108 of this loop.
- EI
- Employer's Identification Number
The Employer's Identification Number must be a string of exactly nine numbers with no separators.
For example, "001122333" would be valid, while sending "001-12-2333" or "00-1122333" would be invalid.
- FY
- Claim Office Number
- NF
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Code
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Claim Information
To specify basic data about the claim
- The developers of this implementation guide recommend that trading partners limit the size of the transaction (ST-SE envelope) to a maximum of 5000 CLM segments. There is no recommended limit to the number of ST-SE transactions within a GS-GE or ISA-IEA. Willing trading partners can agree to set limits higher.
- For purposes of this documentation, the claim detail information is presented only in the dependent level. Specific claim detail information can be given in either the subscriber or the dependent hierarchical level. Because of this, the claim information is said to "float." Claim information is positioned in the same hierarchical level that describes its owner-participant, either the subscriber or the dependent. In other words, the claim information, Loop ID-2300, is placed following Loop ID-2010BB in the Subscriber Hierarchical Level (HL) when patient information is sent in Loop ID-2010BA of the Subscriber HL. Claim information is placed in the Patient HL when the patient information is sent in Loop ID-2010CA of the Patient HL. When the patient is the subscriber or is considered to be the subscriber, Loop ID-2000C and Loop ID-2010CA are not sent. See Subscriber/Patient HL Segment explanation in section 1.4.3.2.2.1 for details.
Identifier used to track a claim from creation by the health care provider through payment
- The number that the submitter transmits in this position is echoed back to the submitter in the 835 and other transactions. This permits the submitter to use the value in this field as a key in the submitter's system to match the claim to the payment information returned in the 835 transaction. The two recommended identifiers are either the Patient Account Number or the Claim Number in the billing submitter's patient management system. The developers of this implementation guide strongly recommend that submitters use unique numbers for this field for each individual claim.
- When Loop ID-2010AC is present, CLM01 represents the subrogated Medicaid agency's claim number (ICN/DCN) from their original 835 CLP07 - Payer Claim Control Number. See Section 1.4.1.4 of the front matter for a description of post payment recovery claims for subrogated Medicaid agencies.
- The maximum number of characters to be supported for this field is `20'. Characters beyond the maximum are not required to be stored nor returned by any 837-receiving system.
Monetary amount
- CLM02 is the total amount of all submitted charges of service segments for this claim.
- The Total Claim Charge Amount must be greater than or equal to zero.
- The total claim charge amount must balance to the sum of all service line charge amounts reported in the Institutional Service Line (SV2) segments for this claim.
Code identifying where services were, or may be, performed; the first and second positions of the Uniform Bill Type Code for Institutional Services or the Place of Service Codes for Professional or Dental Services.
Code identifying the type of facility referenced
- C023-02 qualifies C023-01 and C023-03.
- A
- Uniform Billing Claim Form Bill Type
Code specifying the frequency of the claim; this is the third position of the Uniform Billing Claim Form Bill Type
Code indicating whether the provider accepts assignment
- Within this element the context of the word assignment is related to the relationship between the provider and the payer. This is NOT the field for reporting whether the patient has or has not assigned benefits to the provider. The benefit assignment indicator is in CLM08.
- A
- Assigned
Required when the provider accepts assignment and/or has a participation agreement with the destination payer.
OR
Required when the provider does not accept assignment and/or have a participation agreement, but is advising the payer to adjudicate this specific claim under participating provider benefits as allowed under certain plans. - B
- Assignment Accepted on Clinical Lab Services Only
Required when the provider accepts assignment for Clinical Lab Services only.
- C
- Not Assigned
Required when neither codes
A' nor
B' apply.
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
- CLM08 is assignment of benefits indicator. A "Y" value indicates insured or authorized person authorizes benefits to be assigned to the provider; an "N" value indicates benefits have not been assigned to the provider.
- This element answers the question whether or not the insured has authorized the plan to remit payment directly to the provider.
- N
- No
- W
- Not Applicable
Use code `W' when the patient refuses to assign benefits.
- Y
- Yes
Code indicating whether the provider has on file a signed statement by the patient authorizing the release of medical data to other organizations
- The Release of Information response is limited to the information carried in this claim.
- I
- Informed Consent to Release Medical Information for Conditions or Diagnoses Regulated by Federal Statutes
Required when the provider has not collected a signature AND state or federal laws do not require a signature be collected.
- Y
- Yes, Provider has a Signed Statement Permitting Release of Medical Billing Data Related to a Claim
Required when the provider has collected a signature.
OR
Required when state or federal laws require a signature be collected.
Code indicating the reason why a request was delayed
- 1
- Proof of Eligibility Unknown or Unavailable
- 2
- Litigation
- 3
- Authorization Delays
- 4
- Delay in Certifying Provider
- 5
- Delay in Supplying Billing Forms
- 6
- Delay in Delivery of Custom-made Appliances
- 7
- Third Party Processing Delay
- 8
- Delay in Eligibility Determination
- 9
- Original Claim Rejected or Denied Due to a Reason Unrelated to the Billing Limitation Rules
- 10
- Administration Delay in the Prior Approval Process
- 11
- Other
- 15
- Natural Disaster
Admission Date/Hour
To specify any or all of a date, a time, or a time period
- Required on inpatient claims.
If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
- 435
- Admission
Code indicating the date format, time format, or date and time format
- DTP02 is the date or time or period format that will appear in DTP03.
- Selection of the appropriate qualifier is designated by the NUBC Billing Manual.
- D8
- Date Expressed in Format CCYYMMDD
- DT
- Date and Time Expressed in Format CCYYMMDDHHMM
Expression of a date, a time, or range of dates, times or dates and times
Date - Repricer Received Date
To specify any or all of a date, a time, or a time period
- Required when a repricer is passing the claim onto the payer. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
- 050
- Received
Code indicating the date format, time format, or date and time format
- DTP02 is the date or time or period format that will appear in DTP03.
- D8
- Date Expressed in Format CCYYMMDD
Expression of a date, a time, or range of dates, times or dates and times
Discharge Hour
To specify any or all of a date, a time, or a time period
- Required on all final inpatient claims. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
- 096
- Discharge
Code indicating the date format, time format, or date and time format
- DTP02 is the date or time or period format that will appear in DTP03.
- TM
- Time Expressed in Format HHMM
Expression of a date, a time, or range of dates, times or dates and times
Statement Dates
To specify any or all of a date, a time, or a time period
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
- 434
- Statement
Code indicating the date format, time format, or date and time format
- DTP02 is the date or time or period format that will appear in DTP03.
- RD8
- Range of Dates Expressed in Format CCYYMMDD-CCYYMMDD
Use RD8 to indicate the from and through date of the statement. When the statement is for a single date of service, the from and through date are the same.
Expression of a date, a time, or range of dates, times or dates and times
Institutional Claim Code
To supply information specific to hospital claims
Code indicating the priority of this admission
Code indicating the source of this admission
Code indicating patient status as of the "statement covers through date"
Claim Supplemental Information
To identify the type or transmission or both of paperwork or supporting information
- Required when there is a paper attachment following this claim.
OR
Required when attachments are sent electronically (PWK02 = EL) but are transmitted in another functional group (for example, 275) rather than by paper. PWK06 is then used to identify the attached electronic documentation. The number in PWK06 is carried in the TRN of the electronic attachment.
OR
Required when the provider deems it necessary to identify additional information that is being held at the provider's office and is available upon request by the payer (or appropriate entity), but the information is not being submitted with the claim. Use the value of "AA" in PWK02 to convey this specific use of the PWK segment.
If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code indicating the title or contents of a document, report or supporting item
- 03
- Report Justifying Treatment Beyond Utilization Guidelines
- 04
- Drugs Administered
- 05
- Treatment Diagnosis
- 06
- Initial Assessment
- 07
- Functional Goals
- 08
- Plan of Treatment
- 09
- Progress Report
- 10
- Continued Treatment
- 11
- Chemical Analysis
- 13
- Certified Test Report
- 15
- Justification for Admission
- 21
- Recovery Plan
- A3
- Allergies/Sensitivities Document
- A4
- Autopsy Report
- AM
- Ambulance Certification
- AS
- Admission Summary
- B2
- Prescription
- B3
- Physician Order
- B4
- Referral Form
- BR
- Benchmark Testing Results
- BS
- Baseline
- BT
- Blanket Test Results
- CB
- Chiropractic Justification
- CK
- Consent Form(s)
- CT
- Certification
- D2
- Drug Profile Document
- DA
- Dental Models
- DB
- Durable Medical Equipment Prescription
- DG
- Diagnostic Report
- DJ
- Discharge Monitoring Report
- DS
- Discharge Summary
- EB
- Explanation of Benefits (Coordination of Benefits or Medicare Secondary Payor)
- HC
- Health Certificate
- HR
- Health Clinic Records
- I5
- Immunization Record
- IR
- State School Immunization Records
- LA
- Laboratory Results
- M1
- Medical Record Attachment
- MT
- Models
- NN
- Nursing Notes
- OB
- Operative Note
- OC
- Oxygen Content Averaging Report
- OD
- Orders and Treatments Document
- OE
- Objective Physical Examination (including vital signs) Document
- OX
- Oxygen Therapy Certification
- OZ
- Support Data for Claim
- P4
- Pathology Report
- P5
- Patient Medical History Document
- PE
- Parenteral or Enteral Certification
- PN
- Physical Therapy Notes
- PO
- Prosthetics or Orthotic Certification
- PQ
- Paramedical Results
- PY
- Physician's Report
- PZ
- Physical Therapy Certification
- RB
- Radiology Films
- RR
- Radiology Reports
- RT
- Report of Tests and Analysis Report
- RX
- Renewable Oxygen Content Averaging Report
- SG
- Symptoms Document
- V5
- Death Notification
- XP
- Photographs
Code defining timing, transmission method or format by which reports are to be sent
- AA
- Available on Request at Provider Site
This means that the additional information is not being sent with the claim at this time. Instead, it is available to the payer (or appropriate entity) at their request.
- BM
- By Mail
- EL
- Electronically Only
Indicates that the attachment is being transmitted in a separate X12 functional group.
- EM
- FT
- File Transfer
Required when the actual attachment is maintained by an attachment warehouse or similar vendor.
- FX
- By Fax
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- PWK05 and PWK06 may be used to identify the addressee by a code number.
- AC
- Attachment Control Number
Code identifying a party or other code
- PWK06 is used to identify the attached electronic documentation. The number in PWK06 is carried in the TRN of the electronic attachment.
- For the purpose of this implementation, the maximum field length is 50.
Contract Information
To specify basic data about the contract or contract line item
- Required when the submitter is contractually obligated to supply this information on post-adjudicated claims. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
- The developers of this implementation guide note that the CN1 segment is for use only for post-adjudicated claims, which do not meet the definition of a health care claim under HIPAA. Consequently, at the time of this writing, the CN1 segment is for non-HIPAA use only.
Code identifying a contract type
- 01
- Diagnosis Related Group (DRG)
- 02
- Per Diem
- 03
- Variable Per Diem
- 04
- Flat
- 05
- Capitated
- 06
- Percent
- 09
- Other
Monetary amount
- CN102 is the contract amount.
Percent given in decimal format (e.g., 0.0 through 100.0 represents 0% through 100%)
- CN103 is the allowance or charge percent.
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
- CN104 is the contract code.
Terms discount percentage, expressed as a percent, available to the purchaser if an invoice is paid on or before the Terms Discount Due Date
Revision level of a particular format, program, technique or algorithm
- CN106 is an additional identifying number for the contract.
Patient Estimated Amount Due
To indicate the total monetary amount
- Required when the Patient Responsibility Amount is applicable to this claim.
If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Adjusted Repriced Claim Number
To specify identifying information
- Required when this information is deemed necessary by the repricer. The segment is not completed by providers. The information is completed by repricers only. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
- This information is specific to the destination payer reported in Loop ID-2010BB.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- 9C
- Adjusted Repriced Claim Reference Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Auto Accident State
To specify identifying information
- Required when the services reported on this claim are related to an auto accident and the accident occurred in a country or location that has a state, province, or sub-country code named in code source 22. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- LU
- Location Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
- Values in this field must be valid codes found in code source 22.
Claim Identifier For Transmission Intermediaries
To specify identifying information
- Required when this information is deemed necessary by transmission intermediaries (Automated Clearinghouses, and others) who need to attach their own unique claim number. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
- Although this REF is supplied for transmission intermediaries to attach their own unique claim number to a claim, 837-recipients are not required under HIPAA to return this number in any HIPAA transaction. Trading partners may voluntarily agree to this interaction if they wish.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- Number assigned by clearinghouse, van, etc.
- D9
- Claim Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
- The value carried in this element is limited to a maximum of 20 positions.
Demonstration Project Identifier
To specify identifying information
- Required when it is necessary to identify claims which are atypical in ways such as content, purpose, and/or payment, as could be the case for a demonstration or other special project, or a clinical trial. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- P4
- Project Code
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Investigational Device Exemption Number
To specify identifying information
- Required when claim involves a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assigned investigational device exemption (IDE) number. When more than one IDE applies, they must be split into separate claims. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- LX
- Qualified Products List
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Medical Record Number
To specify identifying information
- Required when the provider needs to identify for future inquiries, the actual medical record of the patient identified in either Loop ID-2010BA or Loop ID-2010CA for this episode of care. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- EA
- Medical Record Identification Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Payer Claim Control Number
To specify identifying information
- Required when CLM05-3 (Claim Frequency Code) indicates this claim is a replacement or void to a previously adjudicated claim. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
- This information is specific to the destination payer reported in Loop ID-2010BB.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- F8
- Original Reference Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Peer Review Organization (PRO) Approval Number
To specify identifying information
- Required when an external Peer Review Organization assigns an Approval Number to services deemed medically necessary by that organization. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- G4
- Peer Review Organization (PRO) Approval Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Prior Authorization
To specify identifying information
- Generally, preauthorization numbers are assigned by the payer or UMO to authorize a service prior to its being performed. The UMO (Utilization Management Organization) is generally the entity empowered to make a decision regarding the outcome of a health services review or the owner of information. The prior authorization number carried in this REF is specific to the destination payer reported in the Loop ID-2010BB. If other payers have similar numbers for this claim, report that information in the Loop ID-2330 loop REF which holds that payer's information.
- Numbers at this position apply to the entire claim unless they are overridden in the REF segment in Loop ID-2400. A reference identification is considered to be overridden if the value in REF01 is the same in both the Loop ID-2300 REF segment and the Loop ID-2400 REF segment. In that case, the Loop ID-2400 REF applies only to that specific line.
- Required when an authorization number is assigned by the payer or UMO
AND
the services on this claim were preauthorized.
If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- G1
- Prior Authorization Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Referral Number
To specify identifying information
- Required when a referral number is assigned by the payer or Utilization Management Organization (UMO)
AND
a referral is involved.
If not required by this implementation guide, do not send. - Numbers at this position apply to the entire claim unless they are overridden in the REF segment in Loop ID-2400. A reference identification is considered to be overridden if the value in REF01 is the same in both the Loop ID-2300 REF segment and the Loop ID-2400 REF segment. In that case, the Loop ID-2400 REF applies only to that specific line.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- 9F
- Referral Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Repriced Claim Number
To specify identifying information
- This information is specific to the destination payer reported in Loop ID-2010BB.
- Required when this information is deemed necessary by the repricer. The segment is not completed by providers. The information is completed by repricers only. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- 9A
- Repriced Claim Reference Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Service Authorization Exception Code
To specify identifying information
- Required when mandated by government law or regulation to obtain authorization for specific service(s) but, for the reasons listed in REF02, the service was performed without obtaining the authorization. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- 4N
- Special Payment Reference Number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
- Allowable values for this element are:
1 Immediate/Urgent Care
2 Services Rendered in a Retroactive Period
3 Emergency Care
4 Client has Temporary Medicaid
5 Request from County for Second Opinion to Determine
if Recipient Can Work
6 Request for Override Pending
7 Special Handling
File Information
To transmit a fixed-format record or matrix contents
- Required when ALL of the following conditions are met:
- A regulatory agency concludes it must use the K3 to meet an emergency
legislative requirement; - The administering regulatory agency or other state organization has
completed each one of the following steps:
contacted the X12N workgroup,
requested a review of the K3 data requirement to ensure there is not
an existing method within the implementation guide to meet this
requirement - X12N determines that there is no method to meet the requirement.
If not required by this implementation guide, do not send. - At the time of publication of this implementation, K3 segments have no specific use. The K3 segment is expected to be used only when necessary to meet the unexpected data requirement of a legislative authority. Before this segment can be used :
- The X12N Health Care Claim workgroup must conclude there is no other available option in the implementation guide to meet the emergency legislative requirement.
- The requestor must submit a proposal for approval accompanied by the relevant business documentation to the X12N Health Care Claim workgroup chairs and receive approval for the request.
Upon review of the request, X12N will issue an approval or denial decision to the requesting entity. Approved usage(s) of the K3 segment will be reviewed by the X12N Health Care Claim workgroup to develop a permanent change to include the business case in future transaction implementations. - Only when all of the requirements above have been met, may the regulatory agency require the temporary use of the K3 segment.
- X12N will submit the necessary data maintenance and refer the request to the appropriate data content committee(s).
Data in fixed format agreed upon by sender and receiver
Billing Note
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
- Required when in the judgment of the provider, the information is needed to substantiate the medical treatment and is not supported elsewhere within the claim data set.
If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Claim Note
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
- Required when in the judgment of the provider, the information is needed to substantiate the medical treatment and is not supported elsewhere within the claim data set.
OR
Required when in the judgment of the provider, narrative information from the forms "Home Health Certification and Plan of Treatment" or "Medical Update and Patient Information" is needed to substantiate home health services.
If not required by this implementation guide, do not send. - The developers of this implementation guide discourage using narrative information within the 837. Trading partners who use narrative information with claims are strongly encouraged to codify that information within the X12 environment.;
Code identifying the functional area or purpose for which the note applies
- ALG
- Allergies
- DCP
- Goals, Rehabilitation Potential, or Discharge Plans
- DGN
- Diagnosis Description
- DME
- Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and Supplies
- MED
- Medications
- NTR
- Nutritional Requirements
- ODT
- Orders for Disciplines and Treatments
- RHB
- Functional Limitations, Reason Homebound, or Both
- RLH
- Reasons Patient Leaves Home
- RNH
- Times and Reasons Patient Not at Home
- SET
- Unusual Home, Social Environment, or Both
- SFM
- Safety Measures
- SPT
- Supplementary Plan of Treatment
- UPI
- Updated Information
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
EPSDT Referral
To supply information on conditions
- Required on Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) claims when the screening service is being billed in this claim. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Specifies the situation or category to which the code applies
- CRC01 qualifies CRC03 through CRC07.
- ZZ
- Mutually Defined
EPSDT Screening referral information.
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
- CRC02 is a Certification Condition Code applies indicator. A "Y" value indicates the condition codes in CRC03 through CRC07 apply; an "N" value indicates the condition codes in CRC03 through CRC07 do not apply.
- The response answers the question: Was an EPSDT referral given to the patient?
- N
- No
If no, then choose "NU" in CRC03 indicating no referral given.
- Y
- Yes
Code indicating a condition
- The codes for CRC03 also can be used for CRC04 through CRC05.
- AV
- Available - Not Used
Patient refused referral.
- NU
- Not Used
This conditioner indicator must be used when the submitter answers "N" in CRC02.
- S2
- Under Treatment
Patient is currently under treatment for referred diagnostic or corrective health problem.
- ST
- New Services Requested
Patient is referred to another provider for diagnostic or corrective treatment for at least one health problem identified during an initial or periodic screening service (not including dental referrals).
OR
Patient is scheduled for another appointment with screening provider for diagnostic or corrective treatment for at least one health problem identified during an initial or periodic screening service (not including dental referrals).;
Code indicating a condition
- Use the codes listed in CRC03.
Code indicating a condition
- Use the codes listed in CRC03.
Admitting Diagnosis
To supply information related to the delivery of health care
- Required when claim involves an inpatient admission.
If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.; - Do not transmit the decimal point for ICD codes. The decimal point is implied.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- ABJ
- International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) Admitting Diagnosis
This code set is not allowed for use under HIPAA at the time of this writing. The qualifier can only be used:
If a new rule names the ICD-10-CM as an allowable code set under HIPAA,
OR
The Secretary grants an exception to use the code set as a pilot project as allowed under the law,
OR
For claims which are not covered under HIPAA. - BJ
- International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) Admitting Diagnosis
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Condition Information
To supply information related to the delivery of health care
- Required when there is a Condition Code that applies to this claim. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- BG
- Condition
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Required when it is necessary to report an additional condition code and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other condition codes. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- BG
- Condition
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Required when it is necessary to report an additional condition code and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other condition codes. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- BG
- Condition
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Required when it is necessary to report an additional condition code and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other condition codes. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- BG
- Condition
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Required when it is necessary to report an additional condition code and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other condition codes. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- BG
- Condition
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Required when it is necessary to report an additional condition code and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other condition codes. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- BG
- Condition
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Required when it is necessary to report an additional condition code and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other condition codes. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- BG
- Condition
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Required when it is necessary to report an additional condition code and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other condition codes. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- BG
- Condition
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Required when it is necessary to report an additional condition code and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other condition codes. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- BG
- Condition
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Required when it is necessary to report an additional condition code and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other condition codes. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- BG
- Condition
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Required when it is necessary to report an additional condition code and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other condition codes. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- BG
- Condition
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Required when it is necessary to report an additional condition code and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other condition codes. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- BG
- Condition
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Information
To supply information related to the delivery of health care
- Required when an inpatient hospital is under DRG contract with a payer and the contract requires the provider to identify the DRG to the payer. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- DR
- Diagnosis Related Group (DRG)
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
External Cause of Injury
To supply information related to the delivery of health care
- Required when an external Cause of Injury is needed to describe an injury, poisoning, or adverse effect. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
- Do not transmit the decimal point for ICD codes. The decimal point is implied.
- In order to fully describe an injury using ICD-10-CM, it will be necessary to report a series of 3 external cause of injury codes.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- ABN
- International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) External Cause of Injury Code
This code set is not allowed for use under HIPAA at the time of this writing. The qualifier can only be used:
If a new rule names the ICD-10-CM as an allowable code set under HIPAA,
OR
The Secretary grants an exception to use the code set as a pilot project as allowed under the law,
OR
For claims which are not covered under HIPAA. - BN
- International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) External Cause of Injury Code (E-codes)
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
- C022-09 is used to identify the diagnosis onset as it relates to the diagnosis reported in C022-02. A "Y" indicates that the onset occurred prior to admission to the hospital; an "N" indicates that the onset did NOT occur prior to admission to the hospital; a "U" indicates that it is unknown whether the onset occurred prior to admission to the hospital or not.
- C022-09 would only need to be reported to data collectors requiring this information when C022-01 is "BF" (Diagnosis Code) and range of diagnosis codes were NOT given in C022-08.
- N
- No
- U
- Unknown
- W
- Not Applicable
- Y
- Yes
Required when an additional External Cause of Injury must be sent and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other causes of injury. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- ABN
- International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) External Cause of Injury Code
This code set is not allowed for use under HIPAA at the time of this writing. The qualifier can only be used:
If a new rule names the ICD-10-CM as an allowable code set under HIPAA,
OR
The Secretary grants an exception to use the code set as a pilot project as allowed under the law,
OR
For claims which are not covered under HIPAA. - BN
- International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) External Cause of Injury Code (E-codes)
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
- C022-09 is used to identify the diagnosis onset as it relates to the diagnosis reported in C022-02. A "Y" indicates that the onset occurred prior to admission to the hospital; an "N" indicates that the onset did NOT occur prior to admission to the hospital; a "U" indicates that it is unknown whether the onset occurred prior to admission to the hospital or not.
- C022-09 would only need to be reported to data collectors requiring this information when C022-01 is "BF" (Diagnosis Code) and range of diagnosis codes were NOT given in C022-08.
- N
- No
- U
- Unknown
- W
- Not Applicable
- Y
- Yes
Required when an additional External Cause of Injury must be sent and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other causes of injury. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- ABN
- International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) External Cause of Injury Code
This code set is not allowed for use under HIPAA at the time of this writing. The qualifier can only be used:
If a new rule names the ICD-10-CM as an allowable code set under HIPAA,
OR
The Secretary grants an exception to use the code set as a pilot project as allowed under the law,
OR
For claims which are not covered under HIPAA. - BN
- International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) External Cause of Injury Code (E-codes)
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
- C022-09 is used to identify the diagnosis onset as it relates to the diagnosis reported in C022-02. A "Y" indicates that the onset occurred prior to admission to the hospital; an "N" indicates that the onset did NOT occur prior to admission to the hospital; a "U" indicates that it is unknown whether the onset occurred prior to admission to the hospital or not.
- C022-09 would only need to be reported to data collectors requiring this information when C022-01 is "BF" (Diagnosis Code) and range of diagnosis codes were NOT given in C022-08.
- N
- No
- U
- Unknown
- W
- Not Applicable
- Y
- Yes
Required when an additional External Cause of Injury must be sent and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other causes of injury. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.
Code identifying a specific industry code list
- C022-01 qualifies C022-02, C022-04, C022-05, C022-06 and C022-08.
- ABN
- International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) External Cause of Injury Code
This code set is not allowed for use under HIPAA at the time of this writing. The qualifier can only be used:
If a new rule names the ICD-10-CM as an allowable code set under HIPAA,
OR
The Secretary grants an exception to use the code set as a pilot project as allowed under the law,
OR
For claims which are not covered under HIPAA. - BN
- International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) External Cause of Injury Code (E-codes)
Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list
- If C022-08 is used, then C022-02 represents the beginning value in a range of codes.
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
- C022-09 is used to identify the diagnosis onset as it relates to the diagnosis reported in C022-02. A "Y" indicates that the onset occurred prior to admission to the hospital; an "N" indicates that the onset did NOT occur prior to admission to the hospital; a "U" indicates that it is unknown whether the onset occurred prior to admission to the hospital or not.
- C022-09 would only need to be reported to data collectors requiring this information when C022-01 is "BF" (Diagnosis Code) and range of diagnosis codes were NOT given in C022-08.
- N
- No
- U
- Unknown
- W
- Not Applicable
- Y
- Yes
Required when an additional External Cause of Injury must be sent and the preceding HI data elements have been used to report other causes of injury. If not required by this implementation guide, do not send.