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Flat File Update for Institutional Claim Transaction 837I, Professional Claim Transaction 837P, and Claim Payment/Advice Transaction 835

This Change Request (CR) instructs contractors to update the Flat Files for Institutional Claims (837I), Professional Claims (837P), and Claim Payment/Advice (835) transactions in versions 5010A2 and 5010A1 respectively to accommodate for fractional units in the CAS segment.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: June 14, 2011

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