transactions.providerAdjustments.adjustments.adjustmentReasonCode
property.
50
- Late Charge | This is the Late Claim Filing Penalty or Medicare Late Cost Report Penalty.51
- Interest Penalty Charge | This is the interest assessment for late filing.72
- Authorized Return | This is the provider refund adjustment. This adjustment acknowledges a refund received from a provider for previous overpayment.90
- Early Payment AllowanceAH
- Origination Fee | This is the claim transmission fee. This is used for transmission fees that are not specific to or dependent upon individual claims.AM
- Applied to Borrower’s Account | This code identifies the loan repayment amount. This is capitation specific.AP
- Acceleration of Benefits | This is the accelerated payment amount or withholding. Withholding or payment identification is indicated by the sign of the amount in providerAdjustmentAmount
. A positive value represents a withholding. A negative value represents a payment.B2
- Rebate | This adjustment code applies when a provider has remitted an overpayment to a health plan in excess of the amount requested by the health plan. The amount accepted by the health plan is reported using code 72
(Authorized Return) and offset by the amount with code WO
(Overpayment Recovery). The excess is reported as a negative amount using this code, returning the excess funds to the provider.B3
- Recovery Allowance | This represents the check received from the provider for overpayments generated by payments from other payers. This code differs from the provider refund adjustment identified with code 72
.BD
- Bad Debt Adjustment | This is the bad debt passthrough.BN
- Bonus | This is capitation specific.C5
- Temporary Allowance | This is the tentative adjustment.CR
- Capitation Interest | This is capitation specific.CS
- Adjustment | The payer should provide supporting information in providerAdjustmentIdentifier
.CT
- Capitation Payment | This is capitation specific.CV
- Capital PassthruCW
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist PassthruDM
- Direct Medical Education PassthruE3
- WithholdingFB
- Forwarding Balance | This is the balance forward. A negative value in providerAdjustmentAmount
represents a balance moving forward to a future payment advice. A positive value represents a balance being applied from a previous payment advice. The payer should also supply a reference number in providerAdjustmentIdentifier
for tracking purposes.FC
- Fund Allocation | This is capitation specific. The payer should list the specific fund in providerAdjustmentIdentifier
.GO
- Graduate Medical Education PassthruHM
- Hemophilia Clotting Factor SupplementIP
- Incentive Premium Payment | This is capitation specific.IR
- Internal Revenue Service WithholdingIS
- Interim Settlement | This is the interim rate lump sum adjustment.J1
- Nonreimbursable | This offsets the claim or service level data that reflects what could be paid if not for demonstration program or other limitation that prevents issuance of payment.L3
- Penalty | This is the capitation-related penalty. Withholding or release is identified by the sign in providerAdjustmentAmount
.L6
- Interest Owed | This is the interest paid on claims in this 835.LE
- Levy | IRS LevyLS
- Lump Sum | This is the disproportionate share adjustment, indirect medical education passthrough, non-physician passthrough, passthrough lump sum adjustment, or other passthrough amount. The payer should identify the specific type of lump sum adjustment in providerAdjustmentIdentifier
.OA
- Organ Acquisition PassthruOB
- Offset for Affiliated Providers | The payer should identify affiliated providers in providerAdjustmentIdentifier
.PI
- Periodic Interim Payment | This is the periodic interim lump sum payments and reductions (PIP). The payments are made to a provider at the beginning of some period in advance of claims. These payments are advances on the expected claims for the period. The reductions are the recovery of actual claims payments during the period. For instance, when a provider has a PIP payment, claims within this remittance advice covered by that payment would be offset using this code to remove the claim payment from the current check. The sign of the amount in providerAdjustmentAmount
determines whether this is a payment (negative) or reduction (positive). This payment and recoupment is effectively a loan to the provider and loan repayment.PL
- Payment Final | This is the final settlement.RA
- Retro-activity Adjustment | This is capitation specific.RE
- Return on EquitySL
- Student Loan RepaymentTL
- Third Party Liability | This is capitation specific.WO
- Overpayment Recovery | This is the recovery of previous overpayment. The payer should provide an identifying number in providerAdjustmentIdentifier
.WU
- Unspecified Recovery | Medicare is currently using this code to represent penalty collections withheld for the IRS (an outside source).claimInformation.ambulanceCertification.conditionCodes
property.
01
- Patient was admitted to a hospital04
- Patient was moved by stretcher05
- Patient was unconscious or in shock06
- Patient was transported in an emergency situation07
- Patient had to be physically restrained08
- Patient had visible hemorrhaging09
- Ambulance service was medically necessary12
- Patient is confined to a bed or chair; use to indicate that the patient was bedridden during transportclaimInformation.ambulanceTransportInformation.ambulanceTransportReasonCode
property.
A
- Patient was transported to nearest facility for care of symptoms, complaints, or bothB
- Patient was transported for the benefit of a preferred physicianC
- Patient was transported for the nearness of family membersD
- Patient was transported for the care of a specialist or for availability of specialized equipmentE
- Patient Transferred to Rehabilitation FacilityclaimInformation.serviceLines.serviceLineSupplementalInformation.attachmentReportTypeCode
propertyclaimInformation.claimSupplementalInformation.reportInformation.attachmentReportTypeCode
propertyclaimInformation.claimSupplementalInformation.reportInformation.attachmentReportTypeCode
property. A subset of the codes are supported for dental claims.03
- Report Justifying Treatment Beyond Utilization Guidelines04
- Drugs Administered05
- Treatment Diagnosis06
- Initial Assessment07
- Functional Goals08
- Plan of Treatment09
- Progress Report10
- Continued Treatment11
- Chemical Analysis13
- Certified Test Report15
- Justification for Admission21
- Recovery PlanA3
- Allergies/Sensitivities DocumentA4
- Autopsy ReportAM
- Ambulance CertificationAS
- Admission SummaryB2
- PrescriptionB3
- Physician OrderB4
- Referral FormBR
- Benchmark Testing ResultsBS
- BaselineBT
- Blanket Test ResultsCB
- Chiropractic JustificationCK
- Consent Form(s)CT
- CertificationD2
- Drug Profile DocumentDA
- Dental ModelsDB
- Durable Medical Equipment PrescriptionDG
- Diagnostic ReportDJ
- Discharge Monitoring ReportDS
- Discharge SummaryEB
- Explanation of Benefits (Coordination of Benefits or Medicare Secondary Payor)HC
- Health CertificateHR
- Health Clinic RecordsI5
- Immunization RecordIR
- State School Immunization RecordsLA
- Laboratory ResultsM1
- Medical Record AttachmentMT
- ModelsNN
- Nursing NotesOB
- Operative NoteOC
- Oxygen Content Averaging ReportOD
- Orders and Treatments DocumentOE
- Objective Physical Examination (including vital signs) DocumentOX
- Oxygen Therapy CertificationOZ
- Support Data for ClaimP4
- Pathology ReportP5
- Patient Medical History DocumentPE
- Parenteral or Enteral CertificationPN
- Physical Therapy NotesPO
- Prosthetics or Orthotic CertificationPQ
- Paramedical ResultsPY
- Physician’s ReportPZ
- Physical Therapy CertificationRB
- Radiology FilmsRR
- Radiology ReportsRT
- Report of Tests and Analysis ReportRX
- Renewable Oxygen Content Averaging ReportSG
- Symptoms DocumentV5
- Death NotificationXP
- PhotographsB4
- Referral FormDA
- Dental ModelsDG
- Diagnostic ReportEB
- Explanation of Benefits (Coordination of Benefits or Medicare Secondary Payor)OZ
- Support Data for ClaimP6
- Periodontal ChartsRB
- Radiology FilmsRR
- Radiology ReportsclaimInformation.serviceLines.durableMedicalEquipmentCertificateOfMedicalNecessity.attachmentTransmissionCode
property.
AB
- Previously Submitted to PayerAD
- Certification Included in this ClaimAF
- Narrative Segment Included in this ClaimAG
- No Documentation is RequiredNS
- Not Specified; Paperwork is available on request at the provider’s site. This means that the paperwork is not being sent with the claim at this time. Instead, it is available to the payer (or appropriate entity) at their request.claimInformation.claimFilingCode
and claimInformation.otherSubscriberInformation.claimFilingIndicatorCode
properties.claimInformation.claimFilingCode
and claimInformation.otherSubscriberInformation.claimFilingIndicatorCode
properties.claimInformation.claimFilingCode
and claimInformation.otherSubscriberInformation.claimFilingIndicatorCode
properties.11
- Other Non-Federal Programs12
- Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)13
- Point of Service (POS)14
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)15
- Indemnity Insurance16
- Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Medicare Risk17
- Dental Maintenance OrganizationAM
- Automobile MedicalBL
- Blue Cross/Blue ShieldCH
- ChampusCI
- Commercial Insurance Co.DS
- DisabilityFI
- Federal Employees ProgramHM
- Health Maintenance OrganizationLM
- Liability MedicalMA
- Medicare Part AMB
- Medicare Part BMC
- MedicaidOF
- Other Federal Program; Use when submitting Medicare Part D claimsTV
- Title VVA
- Veterans Affairs PlanWC
- Workers’ Compensation Health ClaimZZ
- Mutually Defined; Use when Type of Insurance is not knownclaimInformation.claimFilingCode
is relatively obvious. For example, if you’re submitting a claim to Medicaid California Medi-Cal, then it makes sense to default to populating claimInformation.claimFilingCode
with MC
(Medicaid).
For other payers, the correct code may be more difficult to determine. For example, if submitting a claim to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), you may need to submit MA
(Medicare Part A) or MB
(Medicare Part B).
In these cases, you can run a real-time eligibility check and evaluate whether the response contains any information that clearly suggests which claim filing code to use. For example, if the eligibility response contains "benefitsInformation.insuranceType" : "Commercial"
then you should submit "claimInformation.claimFilingCode": "CI"
.
One thing to note is that you may not always get back a benefitsInformation.insuranceType
value in an eligibility response because payers are not required to send it. In these cases, you can just submit ZZ
as the claimFilingCode
because the vast majority of payers will accept that value.
Once you use this workflow to determine a best guess for the Claim Filing Indicator Code for each payer, you can try sending a claim.
claimInformation.claimPricingInformation
object and the claimInformation.serviceLines.lineAdjudicationInformation
object.
claimInformation.claimPricingInformation.exceptionCode
property.
1
- Non-Network Professional Provider in Network Hospital2
- Emergency Care3
- Services or Specialist not in Network4
- Out-of-Service Area5
- State Mandates6
- OtherclaimInformation.claimPricingInformation.policyComplianceCode
and claimInformation.serviceLines.linePricingInformation.policyComplianceCode
properties.
1
- Procedure Followed (Compliance)2
- Not Followed - Call Not Made (Non-Compliance Call Not Made)3
- Not Medically Necessary (Non-Compliance Non-Medically Necessary)4
- Not Followed Other (Non-Compliance Other)5
- Emergency Admit to Non-Network HospitalclaimInformation.claimPricingInformation.pricingMethodologyCode
and claimInformation.serviceLines.lineRepricingInformation.pricingMethodologyCode
properties.
00
- Zero Pricing (Not Covered Under Contract)01
- Priced as Billed at 100%02
- Priced at the Standard Fee Schedule03
- Priced at a Contractual Percentage04
- Bundled Pricing05
- Peer Review Pricing06
- Per Diem Pricing07
- Flat Rate Pricing08
- Combination Pricing09
- Maternity Pricing10
- Other Pricing11
- Lower of Cost12
- Ratio of Cost13
- Cost Reimbursed14
- Adjustment PricingclaimInformation.claimPricingInformation.productOrServiceIDQualifier
claimInformation.serviceLines.lineAdjudicationInformation.productOrServiceIDQualifier
claimInformation.serviceLines.institutionalService.procedureIdentifier
claimInformation.serviceLines.lineRepricingInformation.productOrServiceIDQualifier
ER
- Jurisdiction Specific Procedure and Supply Codes; Not allowed for use under HIPAA. You can only use this code if a new rule names the Jurisdiction Specific Procedure and Supply Codes as an allowable code set under HIPAA, OR the Secretary grants an exception to use the code set as a pilot project as allowed under the law, OR for claims not covered by HIPAA.
HC
- Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS) Codes; Because the AMA’s CPT codes are also level 1 HCPCS codes, they are reported under HC.
HP
- Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) Skilled Nursing Facility Rate Code
IV
- Home Infusion EDI Coalition (HIEC) Product/Service Code; Not allowed for use under HIPAA. You can only use this qualifier if a new rule names the Home Infusion EDI Coalition (HIEC) Product/Service Codes as an allowable code set under HIPAA, OR the Secretary grants an exception to use the code set as a pilot project as allowed under the law, OR for claims not covered by HIPAA.
WK
- Advanced Billing Concepts (ABC) Codes; Approved by the Secretary of HHS as a pilot project allowed under HIPAA law. Only parties registered in the pilot project and their trading partners can use this qualifier in transactions covered by HIPAA. Otherwise, you can only use this code if a new rule names the Complementary, Alternative, or Holistic Procedure Codes as an allowable code set under HIPAA OR for claims not covered by HIPAA.
claimInformation.claimPricingInformation.rejectReasonCode
and claimInformation.serviceLines.lineRepricingInformation.rejectReasonCode
properties.
T1
- Cannot Identify Provider as TPO (Third Party Organization) ParticipantT2
- Cannot Identify Payer as TPO (Third Party Organization) ParticipantT3
- Cannot Identify Insured as TPO (Third Party Organization) ParticipantT4
- Payer Name or Identifier MissingT5
- Certification Information MissingT6
- Claim does not contain enough information for re-pricingclaimInformation.serviceLines.lineAdjudicationInformation.serviceIdQualifier
and claimInformation.serviceLines.professionalService.procedureIdentifier
properties.
ER
- Jurisdiction Specific Procedure and Supply Codes; Not allowed for use under HIPAA. You can only use this code if a new rule names the Jurisdiction Specific Procedure and Supply Codes as an allowable code set under HIPAA, OR the Secretary grants an exception to use the code set as a pilot project as allowed under the law, OR for claims not covered by HIPAA.HC
- Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS) Codes; Because the AMA’s CPT codes are also level 1 HCPCS codes, they are reported under HC.IV
- Home Infusion EDI Coalition (HIEC) Product/Service Code; Not allowed for use under HIPAA. You can only use this qualifier if a new rule names the Home Infusion EDI Coalition (HIEC) Product/Service Codes as an allowable code set under HIPAA, OR the Secretary grants an exception to use the code set as a pilot project as allowed under the law, OR for claims not covered by HIPAA.WK
- Advanced Billing Concepts (ABC) Codes; Approved by the Secretary of HHS as a pilot project allowed under HIPAA law. Only parties registered in the pilot project and their trading partners can use this qualifier in transactions covered by HIPAA. Otherwise, you can only use this code if a new rule names the Complementary, Alternative, or Holistic Procedure Codes as an allowable code set under HIPAA OR for claims not covered by HIPAA.claimInformation.delayReasonCode
property.claimInformation.delayReasonCode
property.claimInformation.delayReasonCode
property.1
- Proof of Eligibility Unknown or Unavailable2
- Litigation3
- Authorization Delays4
- Delay in Certifying Provider5
- Delay in Supplying Billing Forms6
- Delay in Delivery of Custom-made Appliances7
- Third Party Processing Delay8
- Delay in Eligibility Determination9
- Original Claim Rejected or Denied Due to a Reason Unrelated to the Billing Limitation Rules10
- Administration Delay in the Prior Approval Process11
- Other15
- Natural DisasterclaimInformation.serviceLines.drugIdentification.serviceIdQualifier
property.
EN
- EAN/UCC - 13EO
- EAN/UCC - 8HI
- HIBC (Health Care Industry Bar Code) Supplier Labeling Standard Primary Data MessageN4
- National Drug Code in 5-4-2 FormatON
- Customer Order NumberUK
- GTIN 14-digit Data StructureUP
- UCC - 12claimInformation.otherSubscriberInformation.individualRelationshipCode
property.claimInformation.otherSubscriberInformation.individualRelationshipCode
property.claimInformation.otherSubscriberInformation.individualRelationshipCode
property.01
- Spouse18
- Self19
- Child20
- Employee21
- Unknown39
- Organ Donor40
- Cadaver Donor53
- Life PartnerG8
- Other Relationshipsubscriber.insuranceTypeCode
and claimInformation.otherSubscriberInformation.insuranceTypeCode
properties.subscriber.insuranceTypeCode
and claimInformation.otherSubscriberInformation.insuranceTypeCode
properties.12
- Medicare Secondary Working Aged Beneficiary or Spouse with Employer Group Health Plan13
- Medicare Secondary End-Stage Renal Disease Beneficiary in the Mandated Coordination Period with an Employer’s Group Health Plan14
- Medicare Secondary, No-fault Insurance including Auto is Primary15
- Medicare Secondary Worker’s Compensation16
- Medicare Secondary Public Health Service (PHS)or Other Federal Agency41
- Medicare Secondary Black Lung42
- Medicare Secondary Veteran’s Administration43
- Medicare Secondary Disabled Beneficiary Under Age 65 with Large Group Health Plan (LGHP)47
- Medicare Secondary, Other Liability Insurance is Primarysubscriber.paymentResponsibilityLevelCode
and claimInformation.otherSubscriberInformation.paymentResponsibilityLevelCode
properties.claimInformation.otherSubscriberInformation.paymentResponsibilityLevelCode
property.subscriber.paymentResponsibilityLevelCode
and claimInformation.otherSubscriberInformation.paymentResponsibilityLevelCode
properties.A
- Payer Responsibility FourB
- Payer Responsibility FiveC
- Payer Responsibility SixD
- Payer Responsibility SevenE
- Payer Responsibility EightF
- Payer Responsibility NineG
- Payer Responsibility TenH
- Payer Responsibility ElevenP
- PrimaryS
- SecondaryT
- TertiaryU
- Unknown; This code may only be used in payer to payer COB claims when the original payer determined the presence of this coverage from eligibility files received from this payer or when the original claim did not provide the responsibility sequence for this payer.claimInformation.claimPricingRepricingInformation.exceptionCode
and claimInformation.serviceLines.linePricingRepricingInformation.exceptionCode
properties.claimInformation.claimPricingRepricingInformation.exceptionCode
and claimInformation.serviceLines.linePricingRepricingInformation.exceptionCode
properties.1
- Non-Network Professional Provider in Network Hospital2
- Emergency Care3
- Services or Specialist not in Network4
- Out-of-Service Area5
- State Mandates6
- OtherclaimInformation.claimPricingRepricingInformation.policyComplianceCode
and claimInformation.serviceLines.linePricingRepricingInformation.policyComplianceCode
properties.claimInformation.claimPricingRepricingInformation.policyComplianceCode
and claimInformation.serviceLines.linePricingRepricingInformation.policyComplianceCode
properties.1
- Procedure Followed (Compliance)2
- Not Followed - Call Not Made (Non-Compliance Call Not Made)3
- Not Medically Necessary (Non-Compliance Non-Medically Necessary)4
- Not Followed Other (Non-Compliance Other)5
- Emergency Admit to Non-Network HospitalclaimInformation.claimPricingRepricingInformation.pricingMethodologyCode
and claimInformation.serviceLines.linePricingRepricingInformation.pricingMethodologyCode
properties.claimInformation.claimPricingRepricingInformation.pricingMethodologyCode
and claimInformation.serviceLines.linePricingRepricingInformation.pricingMethodologyCode
properties.00
- Zero Pricing (Not Covered Under Contract)01
- Priced as Billed at 100%02
- Priced at the Standard Fee Schedule03
- Priced at a Contractual Percentage04
- Bundled Pricing05
- Peer Review Pricing07
- Flat Rate Pricing08
- Combination Pricing09
- Maternity Pricing10
- Other Pricing11
- Lower of Cost12
- Ratio of Cost13
- Cost Reimbursed14
- Adjustment PricingclaimInformation.claimPricingRepricingInformation.rejectReasonCode
and claimInformation.serviceLines.linePricingRepricingInformation.rejectReasonCode
properties.claimInformation.claimPricingRepricingInformation.rejectReasonCode
and claimInformation.serviceLines.linePricingRepricingInformation.rejectReasonCode
properties.T1
- Cannot Identify Provider as TPO (Third Party Organization) ParticipantT2
- Cannot Identify Payer as TPO (Third Party Organization) ParticipantT3
- Cannot Identify Insured as TPO (Third Party Organization) ParticipantT4
- Payer Name or Identifier MissingT5
- Certification Information MissingT6
- Claim does not contain enough information for re-pricingclaimInformation.claimSupplementalInformation.serviceAuthorizationExceptionCode
propertyclaimInformation.claimSupplementalInformation.serviceAuthorizationExceptionCode
property.claimInformation.claimSupplementalInformation.serviceAuthorizationExceptionCode
property1
- Immediate/Urgent Care2
- Services Rendered in a Retroactive Period3
- Emergency Care4
- Client has Temporary Medicaid5
- Request from County for Second Opinion to Determine if Recipient Can Work6
- Request for Override Pending7
- Special HandlingclaimInformation.patientConditionInformationVision.conditionCodes
property.
L1
- General Standard of 20 Degree or .5 Diopter Sphere or Cylinder Change MetL2
- Replacement Due to Loss or TheftL3
- Replacement Due to Breakage or DamageL4
- Replacement Due to Patient PreferenceL5
- Replacement Due to Medical Reason