Segment: REF
Loop: 2310A Segment: REF
Additional IDs that can be reported for a Referring Provider, instead of or in addition to the Referring Provider NPI number.
Element: REF01 (Referring Provider Secondary Identification Reference ID Qualifier)
Depending on the Insurance Company to whom a claim is being sent, there may or may not be a requirement to include additional referring provider IDs.
- Determine the company to whom a claim is being filed, by clicking on the claim in the Patient Account.
- If the specified insurance company states that additional numbers are required on the claim for the Referring Provider, do the following;
- Click on the Tools menu, and select Contacts.
- Toward the bottom of the Contacts window, there is a section titled Insurance Information.
- Under Insurance Information, click the Add button to add a unique instance for the Referring Provider and the Insurance Company.
- Select the Insurance Company that is needing the additional IDs, and click Select.
- (See image above) Enter any of the additional IDs required for the Insurance Company.
- State License Number: 'OB' (If the State License Number has already been entered in the Contacts window, click the + to the right of it, for the number to default.)
- Provider UPIN Number: '1G' (If the UPIN Number has already been entered in the Contacts window, click the + to the right of it, for the number to default.)
- Provider Commercial Number: 'G2'
6. Click Save.
Element: REF02 (Referring Provider Secondary Identification Reference ID)
Depending on the Insurance Company to whom a claim is being sent, there may or may not be a requirement to include additional referring provider IDs.
- Determine the company to whom a claim is being filed, by clicking on the claim in the Patient Account.
- If the specified insurance company states that additional numbers are required on the claim for the Referring Provider, do the following;
- Click on the Tools menu, and select Contacts.
- Toward the bottom of the Contacts window, there is a section titled Insurance Information.
- Under Insurance Information, click the Add button to add a unique instance for the Referring Provider and the Insurance Company.
- Select the Insurance Company that is needing the additional IDs, and click Select.
- (See image above) Enter any of the additional IDs required for the Insurance Company.
- State License Number: 'OB' (If the State License Number has already been entered in the Contacts window, click the + to the right of it, for the number to default.)
- Provider UPIN Number: '1G' (If the UPIN Number has already been entered in the Contacts window, click the + to the right of it, for the number to default.)
- Provider Commercial Number: 'G2'
6. Click Save.
Rebuild the claim as needed to pull the updated information.