Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:43
PM
Subject: RE: Submitter Transaction
Identifier - 270/271
Provider assigns a number (say, 123) to the BHT03 and passes the
270 transaction to the clearinghouse. Clearinghouse stores the
provider's number and populates a new number (say, 456) before passing the 270
transaction to the payer. Payer returns the 271 response with the
clearinghouse's number (456). Clearinghouse grabs the 271 transaction,
re-populates the BHT03 with the provider's number (123) from the 270, and
returns the 271 to provider. This also works if the transaction travels
through multiple clearinghouses. It allows the clearinghouse to keep
track of each response even when multiple providers assign the same number (a
likely scenario).
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From: John Branwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:28 PM
To: WEDI SNIP
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Subject: Submitter Transaction
Identifier - 270/271
My question is regarding Submitter Transaction Identifier(BHT03 - Header).
The guide notes states -
".. This identifier is to be returned in the
corresponding 271 transaction’s BHT03. This identifier will only be returned
by the last entity to handle the 270. This identifier will not be passed
through the complete life of the transaction. All recipients of 270
transactions are required to return the Submitter Transaction Identifier in
their 271 response if one is submitted."
Considering the following two statements :
1> This identifier will
not be passed through the complete life of the transaction.
2> This is
the number assigned by the originator to identify the
transaction within
the originator’s business application system.
My question is that for statement <2> to happen the provider needs to
receive the same number back on 271. But, if the number doens't get passed
throughout the lifecycle of the transaction(as stated in statement <1>),
how will the provider receive it back on 271?
I am certainly missing
something out here. Please comment and clarify.
Thanks in advance.
John
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