HIPAA EDI 835 transaction and balancing formula description The HIPAA EDI 835 example given in the post is for two institutional claims. It is a remittance advice and it’s submitted by BCBS DISNEY (payer) to UCLA MEDICAL CENTER (payee). BPR-01 = “I” which means “Remittance Advice Only” The payment is for patient Mickey Mouse and Donald … Read More →
997 FA Segments description The description of 997 FA segments continues our previous post where we spoke about 997 FA basic definition and recoinciliation. Below you will find the main 997 FA segments, their description and purpose. AK1: This 997 FA segment refers to the (GS) group level of the original document. AK101 is equal to … Read More →
997 Functional Acknowledgement basic definition and notes The 997 Functional Acknowledgement transaction is a response that confirms a file was received and could be properly read by the translator. The 997 can also report on exactly what caused any errors on the original document. It can notify the sender whether the document was accepted or rejected. … Read More →
820 Payment Order / Remittance Advice (RA) definition and important notes The 820 Payment Order / Remittance Advice can be used in three ways: (1) It can be used as a remittance advice to describe detailed information about a payment. (2) It can be used to authorize financial institutions to electronically transfer funds (EFT) from … Read More →




