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Important update regarding HIPAA version 5010/D.0 implementation

Modified: 2/17/2012

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a new document for interpreting 277CA responses to its “Versions 5010 & D.0 & 3.0” Web page. [PERL 201202-46]

Tips

Find tips and resources to guide your transition to HIPAA 5010, including comparisons of 4010A1 and 5010 data requirements, tips to prepare for HIPAA 5010 testing, and links to focused educational products published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA).

HIPAA 5010 reject code lookup

Use this lookup application to find easy-to-read descriptions of the error codes produced on your HIPAA 5010 277CA – Claim Acknowledgement.

Tutorials

Gain access to recordings for GetReady5010 webinars and CMS’ HIPAA 5010 national conference calls, find answers to frequently-asked questions about HIPAA 5010, review HIPAA 5010 implementation guides, and learn how to effectively prepare for the HIPAA 5010 transition.

Resources

This section features essential 5010 reference information, including 5010-approved vendor lists, implementation guides, and key resources to help your transition to the new data format proceed smoothly and successfully.

GetReady5010

This informative website offers an array of HIPAA 5010 resources and was developed by industry experts to guide the health care community through the upcoming transition. Sponsors and contributors include CMS, American Medical Association (AMA), Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS), Healthcare Billing & Management Association (HBMA), and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).