Maria, If I understand what you are indicating... If a provider sends a 276 claim status request and that claim is pended, the 277 does not cover that pended status response possibility so no response can be sent. Nor can a payer send a 277 (unsolicited) back with a 835 containing any pended claims.
And the reason is because "Pended" claim status is not a HIPAA transaction. Am I understanding you correctly? If so this would seem like splitting hairs. For certainly the 277 does cover claim status reporting. BCY Brian C. Young Senior Software Engineer Accu-Med Services An OmniCare Company 300 TechneCenter Dr. Milford, OH 45150 ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request.
