# Claim edit: Invalid name for a non-person entity

> Stedi now rejects 837P professional, 837D dental, and 837I institutional claims that include a first name, middle name, or suffix for a non-person entity.

Published Mar 23, 2026

Product: Claim edits

Stedi now rejects [837P professional](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/submit-professional-claims), [837D dental](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/submit-dental-claims), and [837I institutional](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/submit-institutional-claims) claims that include a first name, middle name, or suffix for a non-person entity.

## How the edit works

In a claim, each entity – such as the submitter or billing provider – is marked as either a person or a non-person. Non-person entities include hospitals, billing organizations, and similar groups.

In [X12](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/intro-to-claim-submission#x12-hipaa-format), the entity type is set using the `NM1-02` qualifier: `1` for a person, `2` for a non-person entity.

For non-person entities, you should only provide an organization name. The organization name goes where the last name would for an individual. In X12, this is the `NM1-03` element.

If a claim includes a non-person entity with a first name, middle name, or suffix, the payer may reject the claim.

This [edit](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/claim-edits-and-repairs) catches the issue before the claim reaches the payer. It prevents payer rejections, which are slower and delay payment for the provider.

## Rejection errors

If you submit a claim using Stedi's [Claim Submission API endpoints](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/intro-to-claim-submission#api-claim-submission) and the claim fails the edit, you'll get back an error response in real time. The response includes details in the `errors` array.

```jsonc
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "33",
      "description": "Invalid Name Elements. When the Billing Provider entity is not a person, as identified by the entity type qualifier 2, then the following name elements should not be submitted: [first name, middle name, suffix]. Correct and resubmit.",
      "followupAction": "Please Correct and Resubmit"
    }
  ]
}
```

If you submit a claim using [SFTP](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/submit-claims-sftp-connection) and the claim fails the edit, Stedi will reject the claim with a [277CA claim acknowledgment](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/claim-responses-overview#277ca-claim-acknowledgment). The acknowledgment will include a related [claim status category code](https://x12.org/codes/claim-status-category-codes), [claim status code](https://x12.org/codes/claim-status-codes), entity identifier code, and error message.

```jsx
STC*A7>505>85*[DATE]*U*[AMOUNT]*******Invalid Name Elements. When the Billing Provider entity is not a person, as identified by the entity type qualifier 2, then the following name elements should not be submitted: [first name, middle name, suffix]. Correct and resubmit.~
```