Question 1

What is the Stedi payer ID for FirstCare Star Medicaid?

Accepted Answer

The Stedi payer ID for FirstCare Star Medicaid is PFMZX.

Question 2

What is the primary payer ID for FirstCare Star Medicaid?

Accepted Answer

The primary payer ID for FirstCare Star Medicaid is 94998.

Question 3

What payer IDs does FirstCare Star Medicaid use?

Accepted Answer

In addition to its primary payer ID 94998, FirstCare Star Medicaid uses several other payer IDs, including 1656, 5854, and 94998.

Question 4

What transactions does FirstCare Star Medicaid support?

Accepted Answer

FirstCare Star Medicaid supports the following transactions: 270/271 eligibility checks, 837P professional claims, 837I institutional claims, and 835 Electronic Remittance Advices (ERAs).

Question 5

What transaction types require transaction enrollment with FirstCare Star Medicaid?

Accepted Answer

FirstCare Star Medicaid 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. FirstCare Star Medicaid supports COB checks through Stedi.

FirstCare Star Medicaid

Supported transactions

Eligibility checks

Coordination of benefits checks

Real-time claim status

Professional claims

Institutional claims

Claim payments

Dental claims

Unsolicited claim attachments