Question 1

What is the Stedi payer ID for Automated Benefit Services?

Accepted Answer

The Stedi payer ID for Automated Benefit Services is HPADS.

Question 2

What is the primary payer ID for Automated Benefit Services?

Accepted Answer

The primary payer ID for Automated Benefit Services is 38259.

Question 3

What payer IDs does Automated Benefit Services use?

Accepted Answer

In addition to its primary payer ID 38259, Automated Benefit Services uses several other payer IDs, including 10890, 3230, 38259, 8947, ABSERV, and JFSCI.

Question 4

What transactions does Automated Benefit Services support?

Accepted Answer

Automated Benefit Services supports the following transactions: 270/271 eligibility checks, 837P professional claims, 837I institutional claims, 835 Electronic Remittance Advices (ERAs), and 276/277 real-time claim status.

Question 5

What transaction types require transaction enrollment with Automated Benefit Services?

Accepted Answer

Automated Benefit Services 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. Automated Benefit Services supports COB checks through Stedi.

Question 8

What other names does Automated Benefit Services go by?

Accepted Answer

Automated Benefit Services is also known as ABS for SmartHealth, Ascension SmartHealth, US Health and Life, USHL, United Security Health and Life, and United States Health and Life Insurance Company.

Automated Benefit Services

Supported transactions

Eligibility checks

Coordination of benefits checks

Real-time claim status

Professional claims

Institutional claims

Claim payments

Dental claims

Unsolicited claim attachments