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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas EDI Services
Vendor Call Minutes
June 19, 2008

General Information:
  • The submission of the Employer's Identification Number, EI qualifier, and/or the Social Security Number, SY qualifier, structure is validated on the EDI Front End.  When submitting an EI with no dash (-) it must be 9 digits long. When submitting an EI with a dash, the dash must be in the third position and the length must be 10 characters. When submitting an SY with no dashes (-) it must be 9 digits long. When submitting an SY with dashes, a dash must be in the 4th and 7th position and the length must be 11 characters.  

NPI Information

BCBSKS rejection edits effective May 23, 2008. 

837 (Claims) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

Edit Code

Edit Description

Reject Date

B061E

Rendering NPI not tied to Billing NPI (2310B).

5/23/2008

B257E

Group NPI can not be used as Rendering NPI (2310B).

5/23/2008

B344C

2310B Rend Prov Loop required w/ Billing Prov.  Reject Edit Code will be B344A

5/23/2008

B376B

Billing NPI not tied to TP Number.

5/23/2008

B379B

EDI Authentication failed

(2010BB and 2010BC)

5/23/2008

B384

Billing Number not tied to TP Number

5/23/2008

B385

EDI Authentication Failed

(2010BB and 2010BC)

5/23/2008

As of May 23, 2008, only the NPI qualifier and NPI identification code are being returned on the 835.  

271 (Health Care Eligibility/Benefits Information Response)

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Reject Reason Code

Edit Code

Edit Description

Reject Date

AAA03=43

Invalid/Missing Provider Identification 2100B

5/23/2008

AAA04=C

Please correct and resubmit 2100B

5/23/2008

277 (Health Care Claim Status Response)

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Category Code, Claim Status Code and Entity Identifier Code

Edit Code

Edit Description

Reject Date

STC01-1=E0

Response not possible  2200D and/or 2200E

5/23/2008

STC01-2=136

Entity’s Health Industry ID Number

2200D and/or 2200E

5/23/2008

STC01-3=85

Billing Provider 2200D and/or 2200E

05/23/2008

BCBSKC rejection edits effective May 23, 2008

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

Edit Code

Edit Description

Reject Date

K002A

Billing Provider NPI Required

5/23/2008

K002B

Rendering Provider NPI Required

5/23/2008

K382

Invalid Rendering NPI Number

5/23/2008

K385

Invalid Billing NPI Number

5/23/2008

K500

Billing NPI not tied to TP Number

5/23/2008

K501

Billing NPI not on TP file

5/23/2008

K502

Billing NPI not setup for this transaction

5/23/2008

K503

T/P Indicator invalid for Billing NPI

5/23/2008

As of May 23, 2008, only the NPI qualifier and NPI identification code are being returned on the 835.  

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and Kansas City continue to accept legacy provider information however we are encouraging all legacy information to be removed and the submission of NPI ONLY.    

System Updates

  • The next routine system deployment is scheduled for August 3, 2008. 

Upcoming events

  • EDI Workshop

July 17, 2008 – North Kansas City, MO
July 23, 2008 – Topeka, KS
August 14, 2008 – Salina, KS

All EDI Workshop information is posted on the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and ASK web sites.

http://www.bcbsks.com/CustomerService/Providers/EDI/events2.htm
http://www.ask-edi.com/events/edi_workshop.htm

  • As a reminder our Marketing Reps are available for provider community events.

We want to encourage you and your clients to share suggestions and ideas on how EDI Services can provide better assistance.  Please send emails to askedi@ask-edi.com with suggestions. 

The next regularly scheduled conference call is July 17, 2008.
Phone Number: 1-877-326-2337 – Pass code 2102557

Web Addresses:                                                          Email Addresses:
www.ask-edi.com                                                       askedi@ask-edi.com  
www.bcbsks.com
www.bcbskc.com                                                       Phone: 800-472-6481           

 


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