Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update
The Claim Status Codes and Claim Status Category Codes for use by Medicare contractors with the Health Claim Status Request and Response ASC X12N 276/277 were updated
during the October 2007 meeting of that Maintenance Committee. At that time, the industry is allowed 6 months for implementation of newly added or changed codes. Contractors are to use codes posted at www.wpc-edi.com/codes on November 5, 2007 which are listed as current codes on that site.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 29, 2008
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