This page contains information you can use to exchange healthcare transactions with TRICARE for Life using Stedi.
Use any of the following payer IDs to send transactions to TRICARE for Life using Stedi APIs or SFTP. Read the docs
Primary Payer ID
TDFIC
Stedi Payer ID
EPIVM
Payer ID aliases
101159, 4749, 5913, TDDIR, TDDIRMA, TDFIC, TRCRU
Coverage types
Dental, Medical
Supported transactions
Use Stedi to exchange the following transactions with TRICARE for Life using APIs or SFTP. Send transactions as JSON or raw EDI files.
Eligibility & benefit verification
Supported
Eligibility checks
(270/271)
Verify member coverage and benefits by sending real-time and batch eligibility checks to TRICARE for Life.
Not supported
Coordination of benefits checks
(COB)
Submit coordination of benefit checks to TRICARE for Life to determine if a member has overlapping coverage with another plan and determine each payer's responsibility for paying claims.
Claims processing
Supported
Real-time claim status
(276/277)
Check on the status of a claim previously submitted to TRICARE for Life in real-time by sending a claim status check (276/277).
Supported, enrollment required
Professional claims
(837P)
Submit professional claims to TRICARE for Life and receive 277 claim acknowledgments asynchronously.
Supported, enrollment required
Institutional claims
(837I)
Submit institutional claims to TRICARE for Life and receive 277 claim acknowledgments asynchronously.
Supported, enrollment required
Claim payments
(835 ERA)
Receive electronic remittance advice (ERAs) from TRICARE for Life to review full payment details.
Not supported
Dental claims
(837D)
Submit dental claims to TRICARE for Life and receive 277 claim acknowledgments asynchronously.
Not supported
Unsolicited claim attachments
(275)
Receive unsolicited attachments for claims submitted to TRICARE for Life.
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Use Stedi's APIs to get fast and reliable connectivity to TRICARE for Life and start processing healthcare claims and eligibility checks within minutes.
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