HCFA-1500 Box 1a - Insured's ID Number
January 01, 2024On the HCFA-1500 form, box 1a is designated for the insured's ID Number. This will normally be the insured id number for the subscriber of the claim. While not typical, some payers may assign unique identification numbers to each enrollee/dependent and require the specific number of the member receiving services instead of the insured's number. See the members insurance card and/or use an Eligibility check service to verify the information prior to populating.
HCFA-1500 Box 1 - Insurance Type
December 30, 2023On the HCFA-1500 form, box 1 is designated for the type of health insurance of the claim. There are seven types of plans to choose from. Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, ChampVA, Group Health Plan, FECA BLK Lung, Other.
HCFA-1500 Box 0 - Carrier Block
November 28, 2023The space at the top area of the HCFA-1500 form, known as the carrier block, is typically reserved for the payer information of the claim. The primary payer of the subscriber should go here, which will contain the destination information of where the claim should be routed to for processing.
ANSI X12 837P - 5010 2310D REF - Supervising Provider Secondary Identification
November 22, 2020The 2310D REF Supervising Provider Secondary Identification Segment is required when a secondary number is necessary to identify the provider. The 5010 specifications for the REF segment can be found below as it pertains to the 2310D loop.
ANSI X12 837P - 5010 2310D NM1 - Supervising Provider Name
November 22, 2020The purpose of the 2310D NM1 Supervising Provider Name Loop is to supply the name and id of the supervising provider. The 5010 specifications for the NM1 segment can be found below as it pertains to the 2310D loop.