Use any of the following payer IDs to send transactions to Medicare Railroad using Stedi APIs or SFTP. Read the docs
Primary Payer ID
Stedi Payer ID
Payer ID aliases
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Coverage types
Dental, Medical
Operating states
NATIONAL
Supported transactions
Use Stedi to exchange the following transactions with Medicare Railroad using APIs or SFTP. Send transactions as JSON or raw EDI files.
Eligibility & benefit verification
Supported, enrollment required
Eligibility checks
(270/271)
Verify member coverage and benefits by sending real-time and batch eligibility checks.
Enrollment process type
Multi-step
Activation timeframe
Hours
Not supported
Coordination of benefits checks
(COB)
Submit coordination of benefit checks to determine if a member has overlapping coverage with another plan and determine each payer's responsibility for paying claims.
Claims processing
Not supported
Real-time claim status
(276/277)
Check on the status of a previously submitted claim in real-time by sending a claim status check (276/277).
Supported, enrollment required
Professional claims
(837P)
Submit professional claims and receive 277 claim acknowledgments asynchronously.
Enrollment process type
Multi-step
Activation timeframe
Weeks
Not supported
Institutional claims
(837I)
Submit institutional claims and receive 277 claim acknowledgments asynchronously.
Supported, enrollment required
Claim payments
(835 ERA)
Receive electronic remittance advice (ERAs) to review full payment details.
Enrollment process type
Multi-step
Activation timeframe
Weeks
Not supported
Dental claims
(837D)
Submit dental claims and receive 277 claim acknowledgments asynchronously.
Not supported
Unsolicited claim attachments
(275)
Receive unsolicited attachments for submitted claims.
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