Question 1

What is the Stedi payer ID for Direct Care Administrators?

Accepted Answer

The Stedi payer ID for Direct Care Administrators is FQYFE.

Question 2

What is the primary payer ID for Direct Care Administrators?

Accepted Answer

The primary payer ID for Direct Care Administrators is DCA62.

Question 3

What payer IDs does Direct Care Administrators use?

Accepted Answer

In addition to its primary payer ID DCA62, Direct Care Administrators uses several other payer IDs, including 7736, 9685, and DCA62.

Question 4

What transactions does Direct Care Administrators support?

Accepted Answer

Direct Care Administrators supports the following transactions: 837P professional claims, 837I institutional claims, and 835 Electronic Remittance Advices (ERAs).

Question 5

What transaction types require transaction enrollment with Direct Care Administrators?

Accepted Answer

Direct Care Administrators requires transaction enrollment for 835 Electronic Remittance Advices (ERAs). Other supported transactions don't require enrollment. Stedi handles transaction enrollment steps for you.

Question 6

What is transaction enrollment?

Accepted Answer

Transaction enrollment is a process required by some payers before you can send or receive certain transactions. Stedi handles this process for you.

Question 7

What is a coordination of benefits (COB) check?

Accepted Answer

A COB checks determines if a member has coverage from more than one payer. Direct Care Administrators supports COB checks through Stedi.

Direct Care Administrators

Supported transactions

Eligibility checks

Coordination of benefits checks

Real-time claim status

Professional claims

Institutional claims

Claim payments

Dental claims

Unsolicited claim attachments