Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update
This transmittal updates the Claim Status Category Codes and Claim Status Codes for use by Medicare contractors with the Health Care Claim Status Request and Response ASC X12N 276/277. Contractors are to use codes with the 'new as of February 2007' designation and prior dates
and inform affected providers of the new codes. The Attached Recurring Update Notification applies to Chapter 31, Section 20.7, Health Care Claim Status Category Codes and Health Care Claim Status Codes for
use with the Health Care Claim Status Request and Response ASC X12N 276/277.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 12, 2007
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