Question 1

What is the Stedi payer ID for Professional Benefit Administrators?

Accepted Answer

The Stedi payer ID for Professional Benefit Administrators is VXKHT.

Question 2

What is the primary payer ID for Professional Benefit Administrators?

Accepted Answer

The primary payer ID for Professional Benefit Administrators is 36331.

Question 3

What payer IDs does Professional Benefit Administrators use?

Accepted Answer

In addition to its primary payer ID 36331, Professional Benefit Administrators uses several other payer IDs, including 10242, 2807, 2950, 36331, and ILPBA.

Question 4

What transactions does Professional Benefit Administrators support?

Accepted Answer

Professional Benefit Administrators supports the following transactions: 270/271 eligibility checks, 837P professional claims, 837D dental claims, 837I institutional claims, and 835 Electronic Remittance Advices (ERAs).

Question 5

What transaction types require transaction enrollment with Professional Benefit Administrators?

Accepted Answer

Professional Benefit 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. Professional Benefit Administrators supports COB checks through Stedi.

Question 8

What other names does Professional Benefit Administrators go by?

Accepted Answer

Professional Benefit Administrators is also known as Professional Benefit Administrators Incorporated (Oak Brook) and Professional Benefit Administrators Incorporated (Oak Brook, Illinois).

Professional Benefit Administrators

Supported transactions

Eligibility checks

Coordination of benefits checks

Real-time claim status

Professional claims

Institutional claims

Claim payments

Dental claims

Unsolicited claim attachments