Stedi's CMS-1500 claim form now supports line item control numbers
Claims
You can now set line item control numbers for individual service lines in a professional claim using the Stedi portal’s CMS-1500 form.
What is a line item control number?
In a claim, a service line represents billing for a specific service, such as an office visit or X-ray.
A line item control number is a unique, provider-assigned identifier for each service line in a claim.
Payers return line item control numbers in Electronic Remittance Advice (ERAs). Both providers and payers can use them to track service lines and reconcile claim submissions with payments.
Previously, the CMS-1500 form automatically assigned a random identifier to each service line. Now you can set your own.
How it works
When submitting a claim using the Stedi portal’s CMS-1500 form, click Set manual line item control numbers in the service lines table to reveal the Line Item Control Number field for each service line.
You can enter up to 30 characters per line. Each number must be unique within the claim.
Once you enter a line item control number, the fields stay visible and can't be hidden. To hide empty fields, click Hide manual line item control numbers.
If you later need to resubmit a claim using the CMS-1500 form, any existing line item control numbers are automatically mapped to the new submission.
