CHC Payer Updates (November 2024)

November 2024

November Payer Processing Issues

Summary

When Optum discovers issues or interruptions to transaction processing, the details* will appear below.

If you're looking for a specific payer or specific transaction type, please use Ctrl + F on Windows or ⌘ + F on Mac to find that term within the page.

*These updates can also be found within Optum Customer Care Hub under Payer Processing Issues: https://customercare.optum.com/public/home.html

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Resolved: Assurance Reimbursement Management Performance Issues

This issue has been resolved.

Action Required: none

Original Notification Sent on November 26, 2024:

Assurance Reimbursement Management is experiencing an issue with intermittent performance.

This may result in:

  • Error Message: Access to IDX.linkhealth.com was denied
  • Inability to log in

Optum is working to resolve this issue. We will notify you as soon as additional information becomes available.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Action Required: None.

REF 828056 11/27/2024


Delay in Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for Multiple CPIDs

Due to a processing issue, there has been a delay in Professional and Institutional Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for the following payers beginning on Oct. 15, 2024 to present:

  • CPID 1913 Medicare Plus Blue of MI(MAP)
  • CPID 2287 Medicare Plus Blue of MI(MAP)
  • CPID 3514 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 3531  Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program
  • CPID 3532  Michigan Blue Care Network
  • CPID 1421 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 2426 Michigan Blue Care Network

Additional updates will be forwarded as more information becomes available. 

Action Required: Please be aware of a delay in the delivery of ERA for the dates above.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact your Customer Support Team and refer to case 09269679.

REF 828050 11/27/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available - Assurance Reimbursement Management

This message is intended for Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:

Payer Name: Auxiant
Institutional CPID: 8059
Professional CPID: 1121
Payer-assigned Payer ID: AUX01
Payer Enrollment Required: No
Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes
Payer Location: Iowa, Wisconsin
Claims Fee: N/A

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 827553 11/26/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available - Assurance EDI

This message is intended for Assurance EDI customers.

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:

Payer Name: Auxiant
Institutional CPID: 8059
Professional CPID: 1121
Payer-assigned Payer ID: AUX01
Payer Enrollment Required: No
Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes
Payer Location: Iowa, Wisconsin
Claims Fee: $0.10

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 827552 11/26/2024


Electronic Claims Connection Suspended

This message is intended for Assurance EDI and Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Effective immediately, the payer listed below has been temporarily suspended at Optum for claims processing, and was removed from the payer list.

Payer Name: Peak Pace Solutions
CPIDs: 5663
Payer ID: 27034

Action Required: Please refrain from submitting claims until further notice.

REF 827250 11/26/2024


Claim Processing Suspended for CPID 2098 Physicians Medical Group of San Jose

This message is intended for Assurance EDI and Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Effective immediately, the payer listed below has been temporarily suspended at Optum for claims, and was removed from the payer list.

Payer Name: Physicians Medical Group of San Jose
CPID: 2098
Payer ID: EXC01
Reason: Payer unavailable electronically

Action Required: Please refrain from submitting claims until further notice.

REF 827645 11/26/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

This message intended for Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:

Payer Name:  US Family Health Plan - NW Region

Institutional CPID: 8071

Professional CPID: 2868

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 87347

Payer Enrollment Required: No

Secondary Claims Accepted: No

Payer Location: California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note:  We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 827430 11/26/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

This message is intended for Assurance EDI customers.

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:

Payer Name: US Family Health Plan - NW Region

Institutional CPID: 8071

Professional CPID: 2868

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 87347

Payer Enrollment Required: No

Secondary Claims Accepted: No

Payer Location: California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Claims Fee: $0.10

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 827429 11/26/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 1682 and 2830 CarePlus Health Plans

Update: The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024 and Oct. 26, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original notify sent Nov. 13, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 1682 CarePlus Health Plans
  • CPID 2830 CarePlus Health Plans

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 817907 826166 11/26/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:

Assurance EDI: 
Payer Name:  Longevity Health Plan of Colorado
Institutional CPID: 8073
Professional CPID: 2863
Payer-assigned Payer ID: LCO01
Payer Enrollment Required: No
Secondary Claims Accepted: No
Payer Location: Colorado
Claims Fee: $0.10

Assurance Reimbursement Management:
Payer Name:  Longevity Health Plan of Colorado
Institutional CPID: 8073
Professional CPID: 2863
Payer-assigned Payer ID: LCO01
Payer Enrollment Required: No
Secondary Claims Accepted: No
Payer Location: Colorado
Claims Fee: N/A

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 827450, 827451  11/26/2024


Update: Report generation delay for CPIDs 3678 and 4279 El Paso Health-STAR

Update: The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original notify sent Nov. 11, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting institutional and professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 3678 El Paso Health-STAR
  • CPID 4279 El Paso Health-STAR

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 826165 11/26/2024


Update: Report generation delay for multiple CPIDs

Update: The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original notify sent Nov. 11, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payers impacted: 

  • CPID 1529 Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 2412 Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 1530 Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program
  • CPID 2788 Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 826160 11/26/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 3540 and 7426 Idaho Regence Blue Shield

Update: The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted Oct. 25, 2024 and Nov. 5, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original notify REF 814953 sent Nov. 11, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3540 Idaho Regence Blue Shield
  • CPID 7426 Idaho Regence Blue Shield

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 826161  11/26/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 2920 and 1723 HealthCare Partners IPA

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original message sent Nov. 8, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2920 HealthCare Partners IPA
  • CPID 1723 HealthCare Partners IPA

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 826159 11/26/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

This message is intended for Assurance EDI and Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:

Payer Name: Audionet - National Elevator
Professional CPID: 2861
Payer-assigned Payer ID: AUDIO
Payer Enrollment Required: No
Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes
Payer Location: National
Claims Fee: N/A

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 826430 11/25/2024


Luminare Health Internal Electronic Remittance Connection No Longer Available - Assurance Reimbursement Management

This message is intended for Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Effective immediately, the payer listed below will no longer be available at Optum for remittance processing.

Payer Name: Luminare Health Internal
Claim CPIDs: 3983, 4771
Remittance LOB: H5K
Reason: Payer does not offer an electronic connection.

Action Required: None.

REF 826750 11/25/2024


Luminare Health Internal Electronic Remittance Connection No Longer Available - Assurance EDI

This message is intended for Assurance EDI customers.

Effective immediately, the payer listed below will no longer be available at Optum for remittance processing.

Payer Name: Luminare Health Internal
Remittance CPIDs: 3983, 4771
Reason: Payer does not offer an electronic connection.

Action Required: None.

REF 826157 11/25/2024


Electronic Claims Connection Suspended

This message is intended for Assurance EDI and Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Effective immediately, the payer listed below has/have been temporarily suspended at Optum for claims processing and removed from the payer list.

Payer Name: Team Choice PNS
CPIDs: 5021, 8869
Payer ID: 75133

Action Required: Please refrain from submitting claims until further notice.

REF 826150 11/25/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

This message is intended for Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:  

Payer Name: BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Medicare Advantage  

Institutional CPID: 7997  

Professional CPID: 2857  

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 00C63 
Payer Enrollment Required: No 
Secondary Claims Accepted: No 
Payer Location: South Carolina  

Claims Fee: N/A  

Action Required: 

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions. 

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 826155 11/25/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

This message is intended for Assurance EDI (Exchange) customers.

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:  

Payer Name: BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Medicare Advantage 

Institutional CPID: 7997

Professional CPID: 2857

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 00C63
Payer Enrollment Required: No
Secondary Claims Accepted: No
Payer Location: South Carolina

Claims Fee: $0.10

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business. 

REF  826156 11/25/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Nov. 15, 2024.

Payers impacted: 

  • CPID 3514 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 1421 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 3531 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 827047 11/25/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 1258 Global Healthcare Alliance

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 15, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 1258 Global Healthcare Alliance

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 826701 11/25/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 1214 AgeRight Advantage Health Plan

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted Nov. 15, 2024. 

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 1214 AgeRight Advantage Health Plan 

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received. 

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 827048  11/25/2024


Remittance Reactivation for CPIDs 9664, 7288 Hamaspik Choice

Optum recently restored electronic remittance connectivity for the following payer:

Payer Name: Hamaspik Choice

Professional CPID: 7288

Institutional CPID: 9664

Industry Payer ID: 47738

Remittance Enrollment Requirements:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required:
    • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance for this payer do not need to complete a new enrollment form.
    • Providers who moved their enrollment to another clearinghouse or have not received remittance will need to re-enroll to receive remittance for this payer from Optum (Change Healthcare).
    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF826600 11/25/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 2979 Prominence Administrative Services

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted since Nov. 11, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2979 Prominence Administrative Services

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 826700  11/25/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available: 

Assurance EDI: 

Payer Name:  Access Behavioral Health

Institutional CPID: 7979
Professional CPID: 2848
Payer-assigned Payer ID: ABH02
Payer Enrollment Required: No
Secondary Claims Accepted: No
Payer Location: Florida

Claims Fee: $0.10 

Assurance Reimbursement Management: 

Payer Name:  Access Behavioral Health 

Institutional CPID: 7979
Professional CPID: 2848
Payer-assigned Payer ID: ABH02
Payer Enrollment Required: No
Secondary Claims Accepted: No
Payer Location: Florida 

Claims Fee: N/A 

Action Required:  

Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection. 

When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions. 

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 826153 826154 11/25/2024


New Electronic Professional Claim Connections Available on RPA

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor (RPA) customers.

Professional claim transactions have recently been added for the following payers:

13123 – Medigold PPO

34009 – Carelon Anthem Home Health

36117 – Guarantee Trust Life

41204 – TCC BASIC PLUS

41822 – Dean Health Plan by Medica DOS After 12312023

50322 – Special Agents Mutual Benefit Association (SAMBA) Teledoc only

54138 – VHN

75309 – Pacific Southwest Administrators

76253 – UCS Benveo

83309 – FenyxHealth

86070 – IMX Easy

87892 – UTMB Health Plans, Inc

90210 – Kempton Group Administrators (USC)

93235 – Electrical Workers Insurance Fund Local 5800

95386 – CenCal Health

98480 – Covet Health

ARMC1 – Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

AXM01 – Axminister Medical Group

A6864– Doctors Professional Services Consultants (DPSC)

A7637 – Snedeker Risk Management

CX084 – American Benefit Corporation

CX100 – Southwest Service Administrators

CXJAS – Jensen Administrative Services, Inc.

EAP20 – Aetna Employee Assistance Program

IECCA – IEHP Covered (Covered California)

MC721 – Blue Cross Community Centennial

MDADV – MDwise Medicare Advantage

MHC01 – Mountain Health CO-OP

MPM62 – Emanate Health IPA

PREPD – My Patient Prepaid

PSN22 – Paysign

RP118 – Highmark Health Options of West Virginia

SAGE1 – Sage

SB911 – Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield FEP

TVMG1 – Tri-Valley Medical Group

VNSPC – Volunteers of America National Services

Submitter Action:  Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.

REF 826451 11/25/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 1932 and 7847 Northeast Medical Services (NEMS)

This message intended for Assurance EDI customers.

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Northeast Medical Services (NEMS)

Professional CPID: 7847

Institutional CPID: 1932

Current Payer-assigned Payer ID: NEMS1

New Payer-assigned Payer ID: NEMS

Enrollment Requirements: 

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:

  • You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving. 

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central

REF 826152 11/25/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 1932 and 7847 Northeast Medical Services (NEMS)

This message intended for Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Effective immediately, Optum will be reactivating and changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Northeast Medical Services (NEMS)

Professional CPID: 7847

Current Edit Master: PE_O007

New Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID: 1932

Current Edit Master: HE9O007

New Edit Master: HE9T007

Current Payer-assigned Payer ID: NEMS1

New Payer-assigned Payer ID: NEMS

Enrollment Requirements: 

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:

  • You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving. 

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:

  • Revalidate unreleased claims to edit correctly under new edit master. 
  • Modify any bridge routines based on edit masters.
  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer name and CPIDs are not changing.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 826151 11/25/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

Update: The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original notify sent Nov. 8, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 1510 Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 1404 Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 6672 Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Crossover
  • CPID 6733 Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Crossover

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814162 / 826203 11/25/2024


Remittance Reactivation for CPID 6130 Premier Eye Care

Optum recently restored electronic remittance connectivity for the following payer:

Payer Name: Premier Eye Care
Professional CPID: 6130
Industry Payer ID: 65054

Remittance Enrollment Requirements:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required:
    • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance for this payer must complete a new enrollment form.
    • Providers who moved their enrollment to another clearinghouse or have not received remittance will need to re-enroll to receive remittance for this payer from Optum (Change Healthcare).
    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 826500  11/25/2024


New Electronic Institutional Claim Connections Available on RPA

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor (RPA) customers.

Institutional claim transactions have recently been added for the following payers:

10311 – Rural Health Medicare

13123 – Medigold PPO

36117 – Guarantee Trust Life

37330 – University of Michigan Health Plan

3833C – McLaren Health Plan Medicaid

3833R – McLaren Advantage SNP

41204 – TCC BASIC PLUS

41822 – Dean Health Plan by Medica DOS After 12312023

54138 – VHN

75309 – Pacific Southwest Administrators

76253 – UCS Benveo

88082 – Saint Mary's Health Plan (Encounters)

83309 – FenyxHealth

87892 – UTMB Health Plans, Inc

90210 – Kempton Group Administrators (USC)

93235 – Electrical Workers Insurance Fund Local 5800

95386 – CenCal Health

98480 – Covet Health

ARMC1 – Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

A7637 – Snedeker Risk Management

CX084 – American Benefit Corporation

CX100 – Southwest Service Administrators

CXJAS – Jensen Administrative Services, Inc.

IECCA – IEHP Covered (Covered California)

MC721 – Blue Cross Community Centennial

MDADV – MDwise Medicare Advantage

MHC01 – Mountain Health CO-OP

MPM32 – AlphaCare Medical Group

MPM62 – Emanate Health IPA

PREPD – My Patient Prepaid

PSN22 – Paysign

RP118 – Highmark Health Options of West Virginia

SAGE1 – Sage

TVMG1 – Tri-Valley Medical Group

VNSPC – Volunteers of America National Services

Submitter Action: 

Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.

REF 826450 11/25/2024


New Payer Edit Multiple CPIDs

The payer listed below has informed Optum of a new edit requirement effective immediately. In order to meet the new requirement, we will add the following edits Dec. 3, 2024.

  • INM109B9DZ: INVALID SUBSCRIBER MEMBER ID- When entered, the Active Subscriber Member ID must begin with a valid, two character State Code prefix. LOOP 2010BA NM109
  • PNM109E0DZ: INVALID SUBSCRIBER MEMBER ID- When entered, the Active Subscriber Member ID must begin with a valid, two character State Code prefix. LOOP 2010BA NM109

Edit applies to: 

  • CPID  5681 CENTURION MANAGED CARE
  • CPID  6700 CENTURION MANAGED CARE

Action Required: Please be aware of updated edit requirements.

REF 826350  11/25/2024


Resolved: Report Generation Delay for CPID 7435 FirstCare Health Plans

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original message sent Nov. 8, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 7435 FirstCare Health Plans

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 826201 11/25/2024


A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

CPID 7435 FirstCare Health Plans

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 826201 11/25/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 5909 and 4743 Carelon Behavioral Health

Update: The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024 and Nov. 5, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original notify sent Nov. 7, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 24, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  •  CPID 5909 Carelon Behavioral Health
  • CPID 4743 Carelon Behavioral Health

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 826100 11/25/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 4615 and 6127 Carelon Behavioral Health, MBHP

Update: The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted Oct. 25, 2024 and Nov. 5, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original notify REF 814157 sent Nov. 8, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 24, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 4615 Carelon Behavioral Health, MBHP
  • CPID 6127 Carelon Behavioral Health, MBHP

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 826200  11/25/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 8918 and 4445 Insurance Management Services TX

Update: The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted on Oct. 24, 2024 and Oct. 25, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original notify sent Nov. 7, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 24, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 8918 Insurance Management Services TX
  • CPID 4445 Insurance Management Services TX

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 812900 / 825255 11/25/2024


New Electronic Remittance Connections Available

This message is intended for Assurance EDI customers.

Optum has new electronic remittance connections available:

Payer Name: TRPN Direct Pay, Inc.
Professional CPID: 2860
Payer-assigned Payer ID: TRDP1
Payer Enrollment Required: Yes
Remittance Fee: N/A
Payer Location: National

Action Required: 

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • Enrollment forms must be submitted and approved to begin receiving electronic remittance through Optum.

REF 825656 11/22/2024


New Electronic Remittance Connections Available

This message is intended for Assurance EDI and Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Optum has new electronic remittance connections available:  

Payer Name: Care To Care
Institutional CPID: 7671
Professional CPID: 7114
Payer-assigned Payer ID: 41222
Line of Business (LOB) Code: N32
Payer Enrollment Required: Yes
Remittance Fee: N/A
Payer Location: New York

Action Required: 

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection. 
  • Enrollment forms must be submitted and approved to begin receiving electronic remittance through Optum.

REF 825150 11/22/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 3044 University of Michigan Health Medicare

This message is intended for Assurance EDI and Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

A payer is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 4, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3044 University of Michigan Health Medicare

Optum is working diligently with the payer to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 825105 11/22/2024


New Electronic Remittance Connections Available

Optum has new electronic remittance connections available:

Payer Name: TRPN Direct Pay, Inc.
Professional CPID: 2860
Payer-assigned Payer ID: TRDP1
Line of Business (LOB) Code: N47
Payer Enrollment Required: Yes
Remittance Fee: N/A
Payer Location: National

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • Enrollment forms must be submitted and approved to begin receiving electronic remittance through Optum.

REF 825655  11/22/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

The payers listed below are experiencing issues affecting professional and institutional report generation for some claims submitted since Nov. 18, 2024.

Payers impacted:

  • CPID 7045 AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio
  • CPID 9428 AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio
  • CPID 7071 Anthem Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 9461 Anthem Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 7068 Buckeye Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 9457 Buckeye Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 7070 CareSource Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 9458 CareSource Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 9708 CareSource Ohio Medicaid Vision
  • CPID 7073 Humana Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 9463 Humana Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 9462 Molina Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 9455 Molina Ohio Medicaid Vision
  • CPID 2481 Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 3509 Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 9465 UnitedHealthcare Ohio Medicaid

Optum is working diligently with the payers to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 825400 11/22/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 15, 2024. 

Payers impacted: 

  • CPID 2438 Tufts Health Plan 
  • CPID 5475 Tufts Health Public Plans 

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received. 

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 825104 11/22/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available: 

Payer Name: MemorialCare Select Health Plan Encounters 

Institutional CPID: 7940 

Professional CPID: 2768 

Payer-assigned Payer ID: E4618 

Payer Enrollment Required: No 

Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes 

Payer Location: California 

Claims Fee: N/A 

Action Required: 

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection. 
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions. 

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 824722 11/22/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 2165 District of Columbia Metropolitan Area (DCMA) Medicare

A payer is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted Nov. 7, 2024-Nov. 8, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2165 District of Columbia Metropolitan Area (DCMA) Medicare

Optum is working diligently with the payer to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 825106  11/22/2024


New Electronic Remittance Connections Available on Revenue Performance Advisor

ERA (Remittance) transactions have recently been added for the following payers:

  • 13123 – Medigold PPO
  • 74147 – USAA
  • MHC01 – Mountain Health CO-OP
  • RP128 – Promise Health Plan

ERA enrollment/set up is required for all ERA transactions on Revenue Performance Advisor. You can access the payer enrollment intake form on the Revenue Performance Advisor (RPA) restoration resources page in the User Community.

If you’re in evenue Performance Advisor, you can also open the evenue Performance Advisor Resource Center, click the Quick Reference Guides tab, and then click the Billing Provider Enrollment link to find the payer enrollment intake form.

REF 824508  11/22/2024


Update: Payer Transmit Delay for CPID 5599 Capital Blue Cross

Update: A resolution has been implemented and the claims were transmitted to the payer on Nov. 19, 2024.

Action Required: Please be aware of the transmit delay.

Update sent Nov. 19, 2024: Due to a payer system issue, a delay occurred in some of the transmissions to the following payer since Nov. 18, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5599 Capital Blue Cross

Optum is working with the payer to resolve this issue. We will notify you as soon as additional information becomes available.

This delay affected claims released to Optum since 3 p.m. CT on Nov. 15, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the transmit delay above.

REF 824714 11/21/2024


Payer Change for CPIDs 7897, 1069 Alexian Brothers Community Service of Tennessee

This message is intended for Assurance EDI (exchange) customers.

Effective immediately, claims currently exchanged with the following payer must use different CPIDs. 

Payer Name: Alexian Brothers Community Service of Tennessee 

Professional CPID: 7897 

Institutional CPID: 1069

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 44423 

 

Claims must begin using the following new payer connection: 

Payer Name: Alexian PACE 

Professional CPID: 2842 

Institutional CPID: 7968 

Payer-assigned Payer ID: R3471 

Claim Fee: N/A 

 

Claims: 

Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required. 

Effective December 2, 2024, Alexian Brothers Community Service of Tennessee - Payer ID 44423 will no longer be available at Optum for claims. 

Action Required: 

  • Please be aware of the changes above and make any necessary changes in your system. 
  • To access the new enrollment forms, please visit Enrollment Central.

REF  824950 11/21/2024


Update: Payer Transmit Delay for multiple CPIDs

Update: A resolution has been implemented and the claims were transmitted to the payers Nov. 15, 2024.

Action Required: Please be aware of the transmit delay.

Original Notify REF 821000 sent Nov. 15, 2024:
Due to a payer system issue, a delay occurred in some of the transmissions to the following payers Nov. 14, 2024.

Payers impacted:

  • CPID 1483 New Jersey Medicaid
  • CPID 5505 New Jersey Medicaid
  • CPID 5575 New Jersey Charity Care Inpatient

Optum is working with the payers to resolve this issue. We will notify you as soon as additional information becomes available.

This delay affected claims released to Optum since Nov. 13, 2024, 3:00 p.m. CT.

Action Required: Be aware of the transmit delay above.

REF 824715  11/20/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

Due to a payer intermediary processing issue, some Professional claims transmitted to the payers listed below Nov. 21, 2024 were not processed by the payers.

Payers impacted:

  • 1214   AgeRight Advantage Health Plan
  • 9267   Align Senior Care of Florida
  • 8454   Align Senior Care of Michigan
  • 4101   AllCare Advantage
  • 2113   Allcare Health Plan
  • 8714   Allstate - Except New Jersey
  • 1764   Ambetter From Absolute Total Care
  • 9278   Ambetter from Nebraska Total Care
  • 9431   Ambetter from WellCare of Kentucky
  • 9775   Ambetter of Alabama
  • 9433   Ambetter of Oklahoma
  • 2138   American Family Insurance
  • 9429   American Health Advantage of Idaho & Utah
  • 9142   American Health Advantage of Mississippi
  • 7280   American Health Advantage of Missouri
  • 9117   American Health Advantage of Texas
  • 4468   Americas Choice Healthplan
  • 1741   Amerigroup
  • 1412   Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Indiana
  • 2421   Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Kentucky
  • 1413   Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Virginia)
  • 2418   Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio
  • 4437   Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield New York
  • 8749   Anthem MaineHealth
  • 6220   Arizona Priority Care Plus
  • 4477   Asuris Northwest Medadvantage Regence
  • 4881   Asuris Northwest Regence
  • 7272   Axminster Medical Group
  • 3845   Banner Health Network
  • 8482   Benefit Plan Administrators - Roanoke, VA
  • 1415   Blue Cross Blue Shield of Colorado
  • 1407   Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia
  • 7496   Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nevada
  • 1169   Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York Medicaid/CHP
  • 1401   Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin
  • 1243   Blue Cross Community Centennial
  • 1167   Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO/HMO
  • 9162   Blue Medicare Advantage
  • 4110   Bollinger Inc
  • 6165   Bridgeview
  • 1750   Brown & Toland Physicians
  • 4246   Capital Health Plan
  • 2810   Capitol Administrators
  • 8146   Care N Care Insurance Co.
  • 2289   Care1st Health Plan of Arizona Medicaid DOS after 11/30/2022
  • 9759   Care1st Health Plan of Arizona Medicaid DOS before 12/01/2022
  • 9762   Care1st Health Plan of Arizona Medicare
  • 4743   Carelon Behavioral Health
  • 6127   Carelon Behavioral Health, MBHP
  • 3293   Carelon Health
  • 2830   CarePlus Health Plans
  • 9722   CareSource North Carolina
  • 1194   CareSource of Georgia
  • 7143   CareSource of Indiana
  • 3826   CareSource of Ohio
  • 7263   CareSource of West Virginia
  • 9226   CareSource PASSE of Arkansas
  • 6777   Centers Plan for Healthy Living
  • 6700   Centurion Managed Care
  • 7275   Citrus Valley Physicians Group
  • 8123   Clear Health Alliance
  • 7416   Colorado Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
  • 7763   Columbine Health Plan
  • 8834   Commonwealth Care Alliance DOS after 3/31/2023
  • 8477   Community Care Plan
  • 2160   Community Care Plan (Commercial)
  • 6865   Community Care Plan (Medicaid)
  • 1420   Connecticut Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 2427   Connecticut BlueCare Family Plan
  • 3419   Connecticut Federal Employee Health Benefits
  • 3420   Connecticut Medicare Blue (Risk)
  • 6795   Contra Costa Health Plan
  • 5862   CorrectCare Integrated Health
  • 7292   CorrectCare Integrated Health- Louisiana
  • 6241   Correctional Health Partners
  • 7738   CountyCare Health Plan
  • 9747   Delaware First Health
  • 2433   Denver Health and Hospital Authority
  • 1232   Denver Health Medical Plan, Inc. - Medicare Choice
  • 8135   Doctors HealthCare Plans
  • 1733   Doctors Professional Services Consultants (DPSC)
  • 1119   Easy Choice Health Plan of California
  • 7787   El Paso First Health Plans - Health Care Options (HCO)
  • 4289   El Paso Health-CHIP
  • 4279   El Paso Health-STAR
  • 5483   Employee Benefit Management Services (EBMS)
  • 1834   Employee Plans
  • 8137   Empower Healthcare Solutions
  • 1795   Envolve Benefit Options
  • 5238   Evolent Specialty Cardiology
  • 3792   Fidelis Care
  • 2875   First Health Network (Coventry Health Care National Network)
  • 7435   FirstCare Health Plans
  • 1414   Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 3417   Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Options HMO
  • 9128   Florida Blue Medicare
  • 9417   Florida Complete Care
  • 2150   Florida Health Care Plans
  • 5440   Fox Valley Medicine
  • 6851   Friday Health Plans
  • 8189   Gemcare IPA
  • 8879   Georgia Health Advantage
  • 1258   Global Healthcare Alliance
  • 2720   GlobalCare
  • 5853   GMS Insurance
  • 9766   Gold Kidney Health Plan
  • 1772   HAP CareSource
  • 1797   HAP CareSource Michigan Dual Medicare/Medicaid
  • 8716   Health Choice Generations Utah
  • 5243   Healthcare Management Administrators
  • 1723   HealthCare Partners IPA
  • 4448   HealthLink PPO
  • 8750   Healthy Blue Dual Advantage Louisiana
  • 7760   Healthy Blue Louisiana
  • 8867   Healthy Blue Missouri
  • 8870   Healthy Blue Nebraska
  • 9133   Healthy Blue North Carolina
  • 6272   Hispanic Physicians IPA (Encounters Only)
  • 7715   Hopkins Health Advantage
  • 6259   Humana - CareSource of Kentucky
  • 7426   Idaho Regence Blue Shield
  • 1405   Illinois Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 2234   Illinois Health Partners
  • 5865   Indian Health Services
  • 5404   Insight Benefit Administrators
  • 4445   Insurance Management Services TX
  • 4116   IntegraNet Health
  • 1107   Integrated Health Partners (IHP)
  • 8814   Integrated Homecare Services
  • 9713   Iowa Health Advantage
  • 1404   Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 6733   Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Crossover
  • 5479   IU Health Plan Medicare Advantage
  • 5432   Johns Hopkins Healthcare / Priority Partners
  • 5882   Kane County IPA
  • 8467   Keycare
  • 9412   Leon Health Plans
  • 1205   Lifeworks Advantage (ISNP Plan)
  • 7446   Maine Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 8812   Maryland Physicians Care
  • 3476   Masters, Mates and Pilots
  • 8860   Medica Government Programs
  • 7859   Medica Health Plan Solutions
  • 6799   Medica Individual and Family (IFB)
  • 2287   Medicare Plus Blue of MI(MAP)
  • 3475   Memorial Hermann Health Solutions
  • 9102   Meridian Medicare Medicaid Plan
  • 9118   MeridianComplete Michigan
  • 2426   Michigan Blue Care Network
  • 1421   Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 1402   Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 1410   Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield CC Systems
  • 7892   Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care Programs
  • 1429   Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
  • 1408   Missouri Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 7450   Montana Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 7422   New Hampshire Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 7403   New Mexico Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 8864   NextBlue of North Dakota
  • 1213   NHC Advantage
  • 2411   North Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 1403   Oklahoma Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 2404   Oregon Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 7829   Passport Advantage
  • 9123   Perennial Advantage
  • 9421   Perennial Advantage of Colorado
  • 9199   Piedmont Community Health Plan
  • 8128   Pool Administrators, Inc.
  • 5838   Preferred Administrators
  • 3198   Preferred Benefit Administrators (Longwood, Florida)
  • 4252   Presbyterian Salud
  • 8468   Procare Advantage of TX
  • 2807   Professional Benefit Administrators (Oakbrook, Illinois)
  • 4253   Prominence Administrative Services
  • 7281   PruittHealth Premier Medicare Advantage
  • 5428   QualChoice of Arkansas
  • 7264   Quartz ASO
  • 1209   Regence Group Administrators
  • 3257   ResourceOne Administrators
  • 6879   RHA VestaCare
  • 1776   RIS Rx
  • 6246   Riverside Medical Clinic
  • 8256   Saudi Health Mission
  • 4464   SCAN Health Plan
  • 2254   Scott & White Health Plan
  • 4480   SelectHealth
  • 9438   Shared Health Mississippi
  • 7225   Sharp Community Medical Group
  • 7138   Sierra Medical Group
  • 8124   Simply Healthcare Plans, Inc.
  • 1891   Snedeker Risk Management
  • 8708   SOMOS Anthem
  • 8816   SOMOS Emblem
  • 1740   Sonder Health Plans
  • 2490   South Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 8134   Summit Community Care
  • 1406   Texas Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 1729   Texas Childrens Health Plan (CHIP)
  • 2483   Texas Childrens Health Plan (STAR Medicaid)
  • 4278   The Boon Group
  • 8763   U.S. Networks and Administrative Services
  • 7810   UMass Medical School Health and Criminal Justice Program
  • 8473   Unicare (TX,MA,KS,WV,RI,IL)
  • 6849   United Group Programs
  • 2412   Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 2788   Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program
  • 8720   Vanderbilt Health
  • 7493   Vermont Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 4258   VNS Health
  • 7451   Washington Regence Blue Shield
  • 9293   Wellcare by Allwell from Nebraska Total Care
  • 9430   Wellcare by Allwell of Oklahoma
  • 1844   Wellcare Health Plans
  • 3211   Wellcare Health Plans (Encounters)
  • 1775   Wellpoint
  • 2448   Wellpoint Encounters
  • 9441   Wellspace NEXUS LLC
  • 7489   Wyoming Blue Cross Blue Shield

A resolution has been implemented and the claims were retransmitted to the payer intermediary Nov. 21, 2024.

This delay affected claims released to Optum Nov. 21, 2024, 3:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. CT.

Action Required: Be aware of the processing issue above.

REF 824711  11/21/2024


Electronic Routing Change for Multiple CareFirst Payers

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic remittance routing for the following payers:

Payer Name: CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield Community Health Plan Maryland

Professional CPID: 6749

Institutional CPID: 6647

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 45281

 

Payer Name: CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage

Professional CPID: 7487

Institutional CPID: 9643

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 45282

 

Payer Name: CareFirst Administrators/NCAS

Professional CPID: 1730

Institutional CPID: 2914

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 75190

 

Payer Name: NCAS - Charlotte, North Carolina

Professional CPID: 3874

Institutional CPID: 4943

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 75191

 

Enrollment Requirements:

Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.

  • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum must complete a new enrollment form.
  • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 824704 11/21/2024


Payer Change for CPIDs 7897, 1069 Alexian Brothers Community Service of Tennessee

This message is intended for  Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Effective immediately, claims currently exchanged with the following payer must use different CPIDs.

 

Assurance Reimbursement Management:

Payer Name: Alexian Brothers Community Service of Tennessee 

Professional CPID: 7897

Professional Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID: 1069

Institutional Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 44423

 

Claims must begin using the following new payer connection:

 

Payer Name: Alexian PACE 

Professional CPID: 2842 

Professional Edit Master: PE_B800 

Institutional CPID: 7968 

Institutional Edit Master: HE9B801

Payer-assigned Payer ID: R3471

 

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Effective Dec. 2, 2024, Alexian Brothers Community Service of Tennessee - Payer ID 44423 will no longer be available at Optum for claims.

Action Required: Please make the following updates to accommodate these payer changes:

  • Revalidate unreleased claims to edit correctly under new edit master. 
  • Modify any bridge routines based on edit masters.
  • Modify related Payer Alias names to the new CPIDs.
  • To access the new enrollment forms, please visit Enrollment Central.

REF 824951 11/21/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

This message is intended for Assurance EDI and Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:

 

Payer Name: Ascension Living St. Vincent PACE 

Institutional CPID: 8053

Professional CPID: 2829

Payer-assigned Payer ID: R3459

Payer Enrollment Required: No

Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes 

Payer Location: Tennessee 

Claims Fee: N/A

 

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 824404 11/21/2024


Medicare HETS - Upcoming HETS2024-4 System Release - December 2024 

This message is intended for Clearance Patient Access, Clearance EDI, and AhiQA customers.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces an update to the HETS2024-4 Companion Guide. The updated document (linked below) is version 10-38-1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Eligibility Transaction System (HETS) submitters should review all documented changes and please take special note that HCPCS codes G0106 & G0120 are being terminated effective Jan. 1, 2025. HETS submitters must ensure that they cease sending either or both of these HCPCS codes on HETS 270 requests by this date. Effective Jan. 1, 2025 HETS will send a 999 error to any 270 request that includes either HCPCS G0106 or G0120. 

The HETS2024-4 system release will introduce potential changes to the HETS 270 request and the HETS 271 response. HETS 270/271 submitters should carefully review the linked documentation for more information 

HETS2024-4 Release Summary (version 3.0): https://www.cms.gov/files/document/hets2024-4-hets-270/271-release-summary.pdf

HETS2024-4 Companion Guide (version 10-38-1): https://www.cms.gov/files/document/hets2024-4-hets-270/271-companion-guide-v10-38-1.pdf

The HETS2024-4 release is scheduled for December 2024. submitters will be notified when additional information is available regarding this release. 

Action Required: Review updated details on the potential changes that are linked above and distribute as appropriate within your facility. 

REF 823068 11/21/2024


Electronic Routing Change for Multiple CareFirst Payers

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic remittance routing for the following payers:

Payer Name:  CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield Community Health Plan Maryland

Professional CPID:  6749

Institutional CPID:  6647

Line of Business Code (LOB):  J78

Payer-assigned Payer ID:  45281

Payer Name:  CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage

Professional CPID: 7487

Institutional CPID:  9643

Line of Business Code (LOB):  H57

Payer-assigned Payer ID:  45282

Payer Name:  CareFirst Administrators/NCAS

Professional CPID:  1730

Institutional CPID:  2914

Line of Business Code (LOB):  H29

Payer-assigned Payer ID:  75190  

Payer Name:  NCAS - Charlotte, North Carolina

Professional CPID:  3874

Institutional CPID:  4943

Line of Business Code (LOB):  H29

Payer-assigned Payer ID:  75191

Enrollment Requirements: 

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.
  • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum must complete a new enrollment form.
  • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change: 

  •  No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer names and CPIDs are not changing.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 824703 11/21/24


Resolved: Invalid Error Message for CPIDs 4551, 5405 1199 SEIU Family of Funds

Due to a payer intermediary processing issue, Professional and Institutional claims from July 25, 2024-Nov. 12, 2024 for the payers listed below may have received:

  • Erroneous rejections
  • Claim not on file error

Payers affected:

  • CPID 4551 1199 SEIU Family of Funds
  • CPID 5405 1199 SEIU Family of Funds

Action Required: Please be aware of the invalid error messages. Please resubmit any impacted claims.

REF 824702  11/21/2024


New Electronic Claims Connection Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available: 

Payer Name: Ascension Living Hope PACE 

Institutional CPID: 8035 

Professional CPID: 2859 

Payer-assigned Payer ID: R3470 

Payer Enrollment Required: No 

Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes 

Payer Location: Tennessee 

Claims Fee: N/A 

Action Required: 

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection. 
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions. 

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 824403 11/21/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:

Payer Name:  Alexian PACE

Institutional CPID: 7968

Professional CPID: 2842

Payer-assigned Payer ID: R3471

Payer Enrollment Required: No

Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes

Payer Location: Tennessee

Claims Fee: N/A

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note:  We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 824402 11/21/2024


Edit Master for CPIDs 7114 and 7671 Care To Care 

This message is intended for Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing Edit Masters for the following payer: 

Payer Name: Care To Care 

Professional CPID: 7114 

Current Edit Master: PE_E049 

New Edit Master: PE_T007 

Institutional CPID: 7671 

Current Edit Master: HE9E049 

New Edit Master: HE9T007 

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 41222 

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:          

  •  Revalidate unreleased claims to edit correctly under new edit master. 
  • Modify any bridge routines based on the edit master.  
  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer name(s) and CPID(s) are not changing

REF 824250 11/20/2024


Payer Processing Issue for CPID 5988  LA Care Health Plan

Due to a payer processing issue, some Institutional claims transmitted to the payer listed below between Sept. 30, 2024 and Oct. 11, 2024 were not processed by the payer.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 5988  LA Care Health Plan

A resolution has been implemented and the claims were retransmitted to the payer on Nov. 20, 2024.

This delay affected claims released to Optum between 12 p.m. CT on Sept. 29, 2024 and 12 p.m. CT on Oct. 11, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the processing issue above.

REF 823902 11/20/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 2149, 2997 Central California Alliance for Health

Effective November 20, 2024, Optum will be changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Central California Alliance for Health

Professional CPID: 2149

Current Edit Master: PE_O007

New Edit Master:  PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  2997

Current Edit Master: HE9O007

New Edit Master:  HE9T007

Current Payer-assigned Payer ID: CCA01

New Payer-assigned Payer ID:  SX169

Enrollment Requirements

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:

You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:

  • Revalidate unreleased claims to edit correctly under new edit master.
  • Modify any bridge routines based on edit masters.
  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer name and CPIDs are not changing.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 824067 11/20/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 5661 and 6423 RevClaims

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted Nov. 11, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5661 RevClaims
  • CPID 6423 RevClaims

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 824150  11/20/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 2149, 2997 Central California Alliance for Health

Effective November 20, 2024, Optum will be changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Central California Alliance for Health

Professional CPID: 2149

Institutional CPID: 2997

Current Payer-assigned Payer ID: CCA01

New Payer-assigned Payer ID: SX169

Enrollment Requirements:

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:

You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 824066 11/20/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

Update: The payers are unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted between Nov. 6, 2024 and Nov. 13, 2024. 

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received. 

Original notify sent Nov. 18, 2024: The payers listed below are experiencing issues affecting Professional and Institutional report generation for some claims submitted since Nov. 6, 2024. 

Payers impacted: 

  • CPID 7045 AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio 
  • CPID 9428 AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio 
  • CPID 7071 Anthem Ohio Medicaid 
  • CPID 9461 Anthem Ohio Medicaid 
  • CPID 7068 Buckeye Ohio Medicaid 
  • CPID 9457 Buckeye Ohio Medicaid 
  • CPID 7070 CareSource Ohio Medicaid 
  • CPID 9458 CareSource Ohio Medicaid 
  • CPID 7073 Humana Ohio Medicaid 
  • CPID 9463 Humana Ohio Medicaid 
  • CPID 9462 Molina Ohio Medicaid 
  • CPID 9455 Molina Ohio Medicaid Vision 
  • CPID 2481 Ohio Medicaid 
  • CPID 3509 Ohio Medicaid 
  • CPID 9465 UnitedHealthcare Ohio Medicaid 

Optum is working diligently with the payers to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 823750 11/20/2024


Remittance Reactivation for CPIDs 2098, 3430 Physicians Medical Group of San Jose

Optum recently restored electronic remittance connectivity for the following payer:

Payer Name: Physicians Medical Group of San Jose

Professional CPID: 3430

Institutional CPID: 2098

Industry Payer ID: EXC01

Remittance Enrollment Requirements:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required:
    • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance for this payer will need to complete a new enrollment form.
    • Providers who moved their enrollment to another clearinghouse or have not received remittance will need to re-enroll to receive remittance for this payer from Optum (Change Healthcare).
    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 821961 11/20/2024


Vibra Health Plan Electronic Claims and Remittance Connections No Longer Available

Effective immediately, the payer listed below will no longer be available at Optum for claims and remittance processing.

Assurance EDI: 

Payer Name: Vibra Health Plan

Claim and Remittance CPIDs: 2553 and 1181

Reason: Payer no longer offers an electronic connection. 

Action Required: None.

Assurance Reimbursement Management:

Payer Name: Vibra Health Plan

Claim and Remittance CPIDs: 2553 and 1181

Remittance LOB: H1J

Reason: Payer no longer offers an electronic connection. 

Action Required: None.

REF 823069 11/20/2024


Arise Health Plan Electronic Claims and Remittance Connections No Longer Available

Effective immediately, the payer listed below will no longer be available at Optum for claims or remittance processing.

Assurance EDI:
Payer Name: Arise Health Plan
Claim and Remittance CPIDs: 2832, 7579, 4512, 2131
Reason: Payer no longer offers an electronic connection.
Action Required: None.

Assurance Reimbursement Management:
Payer Name: Arise Health Plan
Claim and Remittance CPIDs: 2832, 7579, 4512, 2131
Remittance LOB Code: J13
Reason: Payer no longer offers an electronic connection.
Action Required: None.

REF 823070  11/19/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

This message is intended for Assurance EDI and Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Due to a payer intermediary processing issue, some Professional claims transmitted to the payers listed below on Nov. 18, 2024, were not processed by the payers.

Payers impacted:

9267 Align Senior Care of Florida
2113 Allcare Health Plan
1764 Ambetter From Absolute Total Care
9278 Ambetter from Nebraska Total Care
9431 Ambetter from WellCare of Kentucky
9432 Ambetter from WellCare of New Jersey
9775 Ambetter of Alabama
9433 Ambetter of Oklahoma
2138 American Family Insurance
9142 American Health Advantage of Mississippi
7854 American Health Advantage of Oklahoma
9117 American Health Advantage of Texas
1741 Amerigroup
1412 Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Indiana
2421 Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Kentucky
1413 Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Virginia)
2418 Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio
4437 Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield New York
8749 Anthem MaineHealth
4881 Asuris Northwest Regence
7272 Axminster Medical Group
3845 Banner Health Network
1415 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Colorado
1407 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia
7496 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nevada
1169 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York Medicaid/CHP
1401 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin
1243 Blue Cross Community Centennial
1167 Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO/HMO
9162 Blue Medicare Advantage
6779 Bridgespan Regence
6165 Bridgeview
1750 Brown & Toland Physicians
4246 Capital Health Plan
2810 Capitol Administrators
8146 Care N Care Insurance Co.
2289 Care1st Health Plan of Arizona Medicaid DOS after 11/30/2022
9759 Care1st Health Plan of Arizona Medicaid DOS before 12/01/2022
9762 Care1st Health Plan of Arizona Medicare
4743 Carelon Behavioral Health
6127 Carelon Behavioral Health, MBHP
3293 Carelon Health
2830 CarePlus Health Plans
1194 CareSource of Georgia
7143 CareSource of Indiana
3826 CareSource of Ohio
7263 CareSource of West Virginia
6777 Centers Plan for Healthy Living
9765 Central Valley Medical Providers
7275 Citrus Valley Physicians Group
8123 Clear Health Alliance
7763 Columbine Health Plan
8834 Commonwealth Care Alliance DOS after 3/31/2023
8477 Community Care Plan
2160 Community Care Plan (Commercial)
6865 Community Care Plan (Medicaid)
8147 Community Care Plan (Palm Beach Health District)
1420 Connecticut Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
3419 Connecticut Federal Employee Health Benefits
6795 Contra Costa Health Plan
6241 Correctional Health Partners
7738 CountyCare Health Plan
9747 Delaware First Health
2433 Denver Health and Hospital Authority
8135 Doctors HealthCare Plans
3477 Early Intervention Central Billing
1119 Easy Choice Health Plan of California
4289 El Paso Health-CHIP
5483 Employee Benefit Management Services (EBMS)
1834 Employee Plans
8137 Empower Healthcare Solutions
1795 Envolve Benefit Options
9215 Everpointe
5238 Evolent Specialty Cardiology
3792 Fidelis Care
2875 First Health Network (Coventry Health Care National Network)
7435 FirstCare Health Plans
1414 Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield
3417 Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Options HMO
9417 Florida Complete Care
2150 Florida Health Care Plans
5440 Fox Valley Medicine
6851 Friday Health Plans
8189 Gemcare IPA
8879 Georgia Health Advantage
2720 GlobalCare
9766 Gold Kidney Health Plan
1797 HAP CareSource Michigan Dual Medicare/Medicaid
5243 Healthcare Management Administrators
1723 HealthCare Partners IPA
4448 HealthLink PPO
7760 Healthy Blue Louisiana
8867 Healthy Blue Missouri
9133 Healthy Blue North Carolina
7715 Hopkins Health Advantage
6259 Humana - CareSource of Kentucky
7426 Idaho Regence Blue Shield
1405 Illinois Blue Cross Blue Shield
5865 Indian Health Services
4445 Insurance Management Services TX
4116 IntegraNet Health
1107 Integrated Health Partners (IHP)
8814 Integrated Homecare Services
1404 Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
6733 Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Crossover
5479 IU Health Plan Medicare Advantage
5432 Johns Hopkins Healthcare / Priority Partners
5882 Kane County IPA
7782 Kansas Health Advantage
9412 Leon Health Plans
7446 Maine Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
8812 Maryland Physicians Care
8860 Medica Government Programs
7859 Medica Health Plan Solutions
6799 Medica Individual and Family (IFB)
2287 Medicare Plus Blue of MI(MAP)
3475 Memorial Hermann Health Solutions
9102 Meridian Medicare Medicaid Plan
9118 MeridianComplete Michigan
2426 Michigan Blue Care Network
1421 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield
1402 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield
1410 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield CC Systems
7892 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care Programs
1429 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
5871 Mission Community IPA Medical Group
1408 Missouri Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
7450 Montana Blue Cross Blue Shield
7422 New Hampshire Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
7403 New Mexico Blue Cross Blue Shield
8864 NextBlue of North Dakota
1213 NHC Advantage
2411 North Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield
1403 Oklahoma Blue Cross Blue Shield
2404 Oregon Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
7829 Passport Advantage
9123 Perennial Advantage
9199 Piedmont Community Health Plan
8128 Pool Administrators, Inc.
4252 Presbyterian Salud
8468 Procare Advantage of TX
4253 Prominence Administrative Services
7281 PruittHealth Premier Medicare Advantage
5428 QualChoice of Arkansas
7264 Quartz ASO
1209 Regence Group Administrators
6879 RHA VestaCare
1776 RIS Rx
6246 Riverside Medical Clinic
4464 SCAN Health Plan
2254 Scott & White Health Plan
9438 Shared Health Mississippi
7225 Sharp Community Medical Group
8124 Simply Healthcare Plans, Inc.
8816 SOMOS Emblem
1740 Sonder Health Plans
2490 South Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield
8134 Summit Community Care
1406 Texas Blue Cross Blue Shield
1729 Texas Childrens Health Plan (CHIP)
2483 Texas Childrens Health Plan (STAR Medicaid)
4278 The Boon Group
8763 U.S. Networks and Administrative Services
8473 Unicare (TX,MA,KS,WV,RI,IL)
2412 Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
2788 Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program
7493 Vermont Blue Cross Blue Shield
4258 VNS Health
7451 Washington Regence Blue Shield
9430 Wellcare by Allwell of Oklahoma
1844 Wellcare Health Plans
3211 Wellcare Health Plans (Encounters)
1775 Wellpoint
9441 Wellspace NEXUS LLC
7489 Wyoming Blue Cross Blue Shield

A resolution has been implemented and the claims were retransmitted to the payer intermediary on Nov. 19, 2024.

This delay affected claims released to Optum between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. ET on Nov. 18, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the processing issue above.

REF 822981 11/19/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 7228, 8645 UC Irvine Health

This message is intended for Assurance EDI customers.

Effective immediately, Optum will be reactivating and changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: UC Irvine Health
Professional CPID: 7228
Institutional CPID: 8645
Payer-assigned Payer ID: MMFUC
Claims Fee: $0.10

Enrollment Requirements:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:

  • You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.

REF 823351 11/19/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 8609 and 7168 Premier Healthcare Exchange (PHX)

This message is intended for Assurance Reimbursement Management customers. 

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Premier Healthcare Exchange (PHX)

Professional CPID: 7168

Current Edit Master:  PE_E049

New Edit Master:  PE_B800

Institutional CPID:  8609

Current Edit Master:  HE9E049

New Edit Master:  HE9B801 

Payer-assigned Payer ID:  88051

Enrollment Requirements: 

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes: You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving. 

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change: 

  • Revalidate unreleased claims to edit correctly under new edit master. 
  • Modify any bridge routines based on edit masters. 
  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer name and CPIDs are not changing.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 823067 11/19/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 8609 and 7168 Premier Healthcare Exchange (PHX)

This message is intended for Assurance EDI (Exchange) customers.

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Premier Healthcare Exchange (PHX)

Professional CPID: 7168

Institutional CPID: 8609

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 88051

Claims Fee: $0.10

Enrollment Requirements:

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes: You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 823066 11/19/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 3049 and 8298 Community Family Care

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic remittance routing for the following payer: 

Payer Name: Community Family Care
Professional CPID: 8298
Institutional CPID: 3049
Payer-assigned Payer ID: NMM05 

Remittance: 

Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required. 

Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum must complete a new enrollment form. 

New providers must complete a new enrollment form. 

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes: 

Make any necessary system changes. 

When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 823200 11/19/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 7228, 8645 UC Irvine Health

Effective immediately, Optum will be reactivating and changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name:  UC Irvine Health
Professional CPID:  7228
Current Edit Master: PE_O007
New Edit Master:  PE_B800
Institutional CPID:  8645
Current Edit Master:  HE9O007
New Edit Master:  HE9B801
Payer-assigned Payer ID:  MMFUC

Enrollment Requirements: 

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:

You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving. 

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change: 

  • Revalidate unreleased claims to edit correctly under new edit master. 
  • Modify any bridge routines based on edit masters. 
  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer names and CPIDs are not changing.

REF 823350 11/19/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 6630 and 6731 Zelis

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Zelis

Professional CPID: 6731

Current Edit Master:  PE_T007

New Edit Master:  PE_B800

Institutional CPID:  6630

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

New Edit Master:  HE9B801

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 88057

Enrollment Requirements:

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:

You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:

  • Revalidate unreleased claims to edit correctly under new edit master.
  • Modify any bridge routines based on edit masters.
  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer name and CPIDs are not changing.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 823064 11/19/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 6671 HealthSun

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 8, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 6671 HealthSun

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 822980 11/19/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 5077 Perennial Advantage

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 7, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5077 Perennial Advantage

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 822975 11/19/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 2526 and 3826 CareSource of Ohio

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 6, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2526 CareSource of Ohio
  • CPID 3826 CareSource of Ohio

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 822951 11/19/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 2208 Texas Medicare

A payer is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 4, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2208 Texas Medicare

The payer has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 822560 11/19/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 6630 and 6731 Zelis

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Zelis

Professional CPID: 6731

Institutional CPID: 6630

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 88057

Claims Fee: $0.10

Enrollment Requirements:

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:

You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 823063 11/19/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 3049 and 8298 Community Family Care

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic remittance routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Community Family Care
Professional CPID: 8298
Institutional CPID: 3049
Line of Business Code (LOB): U2S
Payer-assigned Payer ID: NMM05

Remittance:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.
  • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum must complete a new enrollment form.
  • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:

  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer name and CPIDs are not changing.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 823201  11/19/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 3066 and 8468 Procare Advantage of TX

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted Nov. 7, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3066 Procare Advantage of TX
  • CPID 8468 Procare Advantage of TX

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 822977  11/19/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 4936 and 3476 Masters, Mates and Pilots

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting institutional and professional report generation for some claims submitted since Nov. 8, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 4936 Masters, Mates and Pilots
  • CPID 3476 Masters, Mates and Pilots

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 822979 11/19/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 6992 and 4110 Bollinger Inc

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Nov. 8, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 6992 Bollinger Inc
  • CPID 4110 Bollinger Inc

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 822978 11/19/2024


Payer Name Changes

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor customers.

Effective immediately, please be aware of the following payer name changes:

Payer ID: 86066

Previous Name: HMA Hawaii

New Payer Name: Verdegard Administrators

Payer ID: 86070

Previous Name: IMX Easy

New Payer Name: Verdegard Employee Plan

Action Required:  Please be aware and make any changes within your software to accommodate the payer name change.

REF 822566 11/19/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 3935 NHC Advantage

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 7, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 3935 NHC Advantage

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 822976 11/19/2024


Payer Transmit Delay for Idaho Blue Cross Boise

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor customers.

Due to a payer system issue, a delay occurred in the transmissions to Idaho Blue Cross Boise (IDs SB612, 12B07) for claims released to Optum Nov. 8, 2024, 2:00 p.m.-Nov. 13, 2024, 2:00 p.m. CT.  A resolution has been implemented and the affected claims were transmitted to the payer on Nov. 14, 2024.

Action Required: 

Please be aware of the transmit delay noted above.

REF 823051 11/19/2024


Resolved: Novitas Medicare Claims and ERA Delivery Delay

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor customers.

UPDATE: The below issue has been resolved as of November 12, 2024.

We are collaborating with our partners regarding ongoing issues causing intermittent disruptions resulting in delays in Professional and Institutional Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA), Claims, and Reporting delivery for the following payers from Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, through present:

State

Part A Payer ID

Part B Payer ID

Arkansas

12022

SMAR0

Colorado

12M03

SMCO0

Delaware

12M76

SMDE0

Idaho

12M07

SMID0

Louisiana

12M12

SMLA0

Maryland

12010

SMMD0

Mississippi

12M17

SMMS0

New Jersey

12005

SMNJ0

New Mexico

12M22

SMNM0

Oklahoma

12M37

SMOK0

Pennsylvania

12M60

SMPA0

Tennessee

12M53

SMTN0

Texas

12M31

SMTX0

Action Required:

Please be aware of a delay in the delivery of ERA, claims, and reporting for the dates above.

REF 808350 / 822500 11/19/2024


Payer Processing Issue for multiple CPIDs

Due to a payer processing issue, some institutional and professional claims transmitted to the payers listed below on Nov. 14, 2024 were not processed by the payers.

Payers impacted: 

  • CPID 2423 Alabama Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 5558 Alabama Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 1002 Alabama Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage

A resolution has been implemented and the claims were retransmitted to the payers on Nov. 19, 2024.

This delay affected claims released to Optum between 1 p.m. CT on Nov. 13, 2024 and 1 p.m. CT on Nov. 14, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the processing issue above.

REF 822564 11/19/2024 


Health First Health Plan (95019) ERA Enrollment and Routing Update

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor customers.

Effective immediately, Optum is changing electronic remittance routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Health First Health Plan

RPA Payer ID: 95019

Enrollment Requirements for Remittance:

  • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum must complete a new enrollment form.
  • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Submitter Action Required:

If you’re in RPA, you can also open the RPA Resource Center, click the Quick Reference Guides tab, and then click the Billing Provider Enrollment link to find the payer enrollment intake form.

REF 823053 11/19/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 8900 and 2113 Allcare Health Plan

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Nov. 7, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 8900 Allcare Health Plan
  • CPID 2113 Allcare Health Plan

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 822952  11/19/2024


Payer Transmit Delay for CPID 5599 Capital Blue Cross

Due to a payer system issue, a delay occurred in some of the transmissions to the following payer since Nov. 18, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5599 Capital Blue Cross

Optum is working with the payer to resolve this issue. We will notify you as soon as additional information becomes available.

This delay affected claims released to Optum since 4 p.m. ET on Nov. 15, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the transmit delay above.

REF 822565 11/19/2024


Electronic claims connection has been reactivated

Effective immediately, the payer listed below has been reactivated at Optum for claims processing.

Payer Name: Care to Care
Institutional CPID: 7671
Payer-assigned Payer ID: 41222

REF 822850  11/19/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 9401 TPAC/ USPCPS/ Amerivantage

A payer experiencing issues affecting professional report generation for some claims submitted between Sept 20, 2024 and Oct. 27, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 9401 TPAC/ USPCPS/ Amerivantage

The payer has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 821957 11/19/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 4062, 9183, Syntriq Health Solutions

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Syntriq Health Solutions

Professional CPID:  9183

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

New Edit Master:  PE_C051

Institutional CPID:  4062

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

New Edit Master:  HE9C051

Payer-assigned Payer ID: SNTRQ

Enrollment Requirements:

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required. 

Report Changes: You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:

  • Revalidate unreleased claims to edit correctly under new edit master.
  • Modify any bridge routines based on edit masters.
  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer names and CPIDs are not changing.

REF 822451 11/19/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 4062, 9183, Syntriq Health Solutions

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic claims remittance routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Syntriq Health Solutions

Professional CPID: 9183

Institutional CPID: 4062

Current Payer-assigned Payer ID: SNTRQ

Enrollment Requirements:

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes: You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.

REF 822450 11/19/2024


New Electronic Claims Connection Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available: 

Payer Name: DH Cook 

Institutional CPID: 7978 

Professional CPID: 2847 

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 82347 

Payer Enrollment Required: No 

Secondary Claims Accepted: No 

Payer Location: National 

Claims Fee: N/A 

Action Required: 

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection. 
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

REF 822050 11/18/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 7075, 7480 Med-Pay

Effective immediately, please be aware of the following electronic routing change:

Payer Name: Med-Pay
Professional CPID: 7480
Edit Master: PE_T007  
Institutional CPID: 7075
Edit Master: HE9T007
Payer-assigned Payer ID: 88058

Enrollment Requirements:
Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:

  • You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:  

  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer name(s) and CPID(s) are not changing.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 822203 11/18/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 7075, 7480 Med-Pay

Effective Nov. 19, 2024, Optum will be changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Med-Pay
Professional CPID: 7480
Institutional CPID: 7075
Payer-assigned Payer ID:  88058

Enrollment Requirements:
Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:
You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 822202  11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 3577 and 1209 Regence Group Administrators

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting institutional and professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3577 Regence Group Administrators
  • CPID 1209 Regence Group Administrators

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820969 11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 2513 and 1167 Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO/HMO

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2513 Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO/HMO
  • CPID 1167 Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO/HMO

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820973 11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 1937 and 2720 GlobalCare

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 1937 GlobalCare
  • CPID 2720 GlobalCare

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820964 11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 4093 and 8834 Commonwealth Care Alliance Date of Service (DOS) after March 31, 2023

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 4093 Commonwealth Care Alliance DOS after March 31, 2023
  • CPID 8834 Commonwealth Care Alliance DOS after March 31, 2023

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 820961 11/18/2024


New Electronic Remittance (ERA) Connections Available on RPA

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor (RPA) customers.

ERA (Remittance) transactions have recently been added for the following payers:

  • 48005 – Companion Life
  • 55069 – EBIX Health Administration Exchange (EHAE)
  • 98480 – Covet Health
  • EDHP1 – Employer Driven Insurance Services
  • RP118 – Highmark Health Options of West Virginia
  • RP122 – HAP CareSource Michigan Dual Medicare/Medicaid

REF 821701 11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 3935 and 1213 NHC Advantage

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3935 NHC Advantage
  • CPID 1213 NHC Advantage

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820974 11/18/2024


New Electronic Remittance Connections Available

Optum has new electronic remittance connection available:

Assurance EDI:

Payer Name: Johns Hopkins Home Care Group

Professional CPID: 8201

Payer-assigned Payer ID: JHHCG

Payer Enrollment Required: Yes

Remittance Fee: N/A

Payer Location: Maryland

Assurance Reimbursement Management:

Payer Name: Johns Hopkins Home Care Group

Professional CPID: 8201

Payer-assigned Payer ID: JHHCG

Line of Business (LOB) Code: N43

Payer Enrollment Required: Yes

Remittance Fee: N/A

Payer Location: Maryland

Action Required:

Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.

Enrollment forms must be submitted and approved to begin receiving electronic remittance through Optum.

REF 822100 11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 3514 and 1421 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3514 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 1421 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820972  11/18/2024


Delay in Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for HEALTHNET CPID: 2855/6514/7715/7515

Due to a processing issue, there has been a delay in Professional and Institutional Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for the following payers beginning on August 1, 2024, through present:

  • CPID 2855 Health Net of California
  • CPID 6514 Health Net of California
  • CPID 7751 Health Net of CA, OR
  • CPID 7515 Health Net of CA, OR

Additional updates will be forwarded as more information becomes available. 

Action Required: Please be aware of a delay in the delivery of ERA for the dates above.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact your Customer Support Team and refer to case 09133419.

REF 821903 11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 8920 and 5243 Healthcare Management Administrators

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 8920 Healthcare Management Administrators
  • CPID 5243 Healthcare Management Administrators

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820971  11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 3584 and 7489 Wyoming Blue Cross Blue Shield

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3584 Wyoming Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 7489 Wyoming Blue Cross Blue Shield

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820968  11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 5593 and 2411 North Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5593 North Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 2411 North Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820970 11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 4557 and 2875 First Health Network (Coventry Health Care National Network)

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 4557 First Health Network (Coventry Health Care National Network)
  • CPID 2875 First Health Network (Coventry Health Care National Network)

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820967 11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 5, 2024.

Payers impacted:

  • CPID 1513 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 1402 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 1410 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield CC Systems
  • CPID 1429 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820965 11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 8146 Care N Care Insurance Co.

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 8146 Care N Care Insurance Co.

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820966  11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 1985 and 4246 Capital Health Plan

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 1985 Capital Health Plan
  • CPID 4246 Capital Health Plan

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820962 11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 3531 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3531 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820963  11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 7056 and 9438 Shared Health Mississippi

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 7056 Shared Health Mississippi
  • CPID 9438 Shared Health Mississippi

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820960 11/18/2024


New Electronic Real Time Connections Available on Revenue Performance Advisor

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor (RPA) customers.

Eligibility transactions have recently been added for the following payers:

Payer ID

Payer Name

36338

Group Administrators LTD

SFHP1

San Francisco Health Plan

128KS

Aetna Better Health of Kansas

Claim Status Inquiry transactions have recently been added for the following payers:

Payer ID

Payer Name

128KS

Aetna Better Health of Kansas

128LA

Aetna Better Health of Louisiana

128VA

Aetna Better Health of Virginia

26337

Aetna Better Health Illinois - MMAI

33628

Mercy Care RBHA

34734

Aetna Better Health of New York

46320

Aetna Better Health of New Jersey

50023

Aetna Better Health of Ohio

87042

Iron Road Healthcare

MHC01

Mountain Health CO-OP

REF 821700  11/18/2024


New Payer Name

Effective immediately, please be aware of the following payer name changes:

Assurance EDI:

Previous Payer Name: Mid-American Benefits (Elite Choice)

New Payer Name: Point C/Mid-American Benefits

Professional CPID: 6424

Institutional CPID: 5668

Edit Master: HE9T007, PE_T007

Assurance Reimbursement Management:

Previous Payer Name: Mid-American Benefits (Elite Choice)

New Payer Name: Point C/Mid-American Benefits

Professional CPID: 6424

Institutional CPID: 5668

Edit Master: HE9T007, PE_T007

Remit Line of Business (LOB) Code: J14

Your existing Payer Alias entries will continue to work as they do currently; the new payer name is being provided for your reference. Be aware all future communications for these CPIDs will reference the new payer name only.

Action Required: You may choose to update the Payer Alias in your system to accommodate the new payer name.

REF 821703 11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

The payers listed below are experiencing issues affecting Professional and Institutional report generation for some claims submitted since Nov. 6, 2024.

Payers impacted:

Payer ID

Payer Name

7045

AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio

9428

AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio

7071

Anthem Ohio Medicaid

9461

Anthem Ohio Medicaid

7068

Buckeye Ohio Medicaid

9457

Buckeye Ohio Medicaid

7070

CareSource Ohio Medicaid

9458

CareSource Ohio Medicaid

7073

Humana Ohio Medicaid

9463

Humana Ohio Medicaid

9462

Molina Ohio Medicaid

9455

Molina Ohio Medicaid Vision

2481

Ohio Medicaid

3509

Ohio Medicaid

9465

UnitedHealthcare Ohio Medicaid

Optum is working diligently with the payers to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 821764  11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 3061 and 8454 Align Senior Care of Michigan

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Nov. 4, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3061 Align Senior Care of Michigan
  • CPID 8454 Align Senior Care of Michigan

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 820959  11/18/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 7829 Passport Advantage

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 7829 Passport Advantage

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820958 11/18/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPID 2483 Texas Childrens Health Plan (STAR Medicaid)

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted from Oct. 4, 2024 through Nov. 11, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original message sent Oct. 14, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 4, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2483 Texas Childrens Health Plan (STAR Medicaid)

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 820957 11/18/2024


Electronic Claims Connection No Longer Available for HPH Hospice 

Effective immediately, the payer listed below will no longer be available at Optum for claims processing. 

Payer Name: HPH Hospice 

Claim CPIDs: 2064, 8204 

Reason: Payer no longer offers an electronic connection for which Optum can build connectivity.  

Action Required: None. 

REF 821604 11/18/2024


Good Shepherd Hospice Electronic Claims Connection No Longer Available

Effective immediately, the payer listed below will no longer be available at Optum for claims processing. 

Payer Name: Good Shepherd Hospice 

Claim CPIDs: 5647 and 6285 

Reason: Payer does not offer an electronic connection for which Optum can build connectivity. 

Action Required: None.

REF 821501 11/15/2024


Update: Payer Change for CPID 1750 Brown & Toland Physicians

Update: Effective November 25, 2024, the payer listed below will no longer be available at Optum for claims and remittance.

Action Required: Claims must be sent to CPID 6867 Brown and Toland Health Services.

Original notification REF 814352 sent 11/8/2024:

Effective immediately, claims and remittance currently exchanged with the following payer must use a different CPID.

Assurance EDI:
Payer Name: Brown & Toland Physicians
Claim and Remittance CPID: 1750

Claims and remittance must begin using the following:
Payer Name: Brown & Toland Health Services
Professional CPID: 6867
Remittance Available: Yes
Payer-assigned Payer ID: BTHS1
Claim Fee: N/A Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Remittance:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.
    • Providers currently receiving electronic Optum for CPID 6867 Brown & Toland Health Services do not need to complete a new enrollment form.
    • Providers not receiving electronic remittance through Optum for CPID 6867 Brown & Toland Health Services must complete a new enrollment form.
    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required:

  • Please be aware of the changes above and make any necessary changes in your system.
    • To access the new enrollment forms, please visit Enrollment Central.

Assurance Reimbursement Management:
Payer Name: Brown & Toland Physicians
Professional CPID: 1750
Professional Edit Master: PE_T007
Payer-assigned Payer ID: BTHS1
Line of Business Code (LOB): BAT_COM

Claims and remittance must begin using the following:

Payer Name: Brown & Toland Health Services
Professional CPID: 6867
Professional Edit Master: PE_T007
Payer-assigned Payer ID: BTHS1
Line of Business Code (LOB): BAT_COM

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.
  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.
    • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum for 6867 Brown & Toland Health Services do not need to complete a new enrollment form.

REF 821403  11/15/2024


New Electronic Remittance Connections Available - Zurich American Insurance Company

Optum has new electronic remittance connections available: 

Payer Name: Zurich American Insurance Company 

Institutional CPID: 7992 

Professional CPID: 2852 

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 36423 

Line of Business (LOB) Code: E05 

Payer Enrollment Required: Yes 

Remittance Fee: N/A 

Payer Location: National 

Action Required: 

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection. 
  • Enrollment forms must be submitted and approved to begin receiving electronic remittance through Optum.

REF 821400 11/15/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 5959 and 4258 VNS Health

Update: The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted from Oct. 10, 2024 through Nov. 5, 2024. 

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received. 

Original notify sent Oct. 14, 2024: A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Sept. 30, 2024. 

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 5959 VNS Health 
  • CPID 4258 VNS Health 

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received. 

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 821303 11/15/2024


Centivo Direct Network Access Electronic Claims Connection No Longer Available

Effective immediately, the payer listed below will no longer be available at Optum for claims processing.

Payer Name: Centivo Direct Network Access

Claim CPIDs: 5059 and 9103

Reason: Payer no longer offers an electronic connection.

Action Required: None.

REF 821500 11/15/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 4959, 4750 Johns Hopkins - USFHP

Effective Nov. 18, 2024, Optum will be changing electronic remittance routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Johns Hopkins - USFHP
Professional CPID:  4750
Institutional CPID:  4959
Line of Business Code (LOB): H01
Payer-assigned Payer ID: 52123

Enrollment Requirements:
Remittance:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.
    • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum must complete a new enrollment form.
    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:

  • Make any necessary system changes.
  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer name and CPIDs are not changing.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 821402  11/15/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 7907 and 2254 Scott & White Health Plan

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted from Oct. 24, 2024, through Nov. 7, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original message sent Nov. 6, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 24, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 7907 Scott & White Health Plan
  • CPID 2254 Scott & White Health Plan

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 821306 11/15/2024


Payer Processing Issue for multiple CPIDs

Due to a payer intermediary processing issue, some Professional claims transmitted to the payers listed below on Nov. 14, 2024 were not processed by the payers.

Payers impacted: 

CPID

Payer Name 

1214

AgeRight Advantage Health Plan

9409

Align Senior Care of California

8454

Align Senior Care of Michigan

8465

Align Senior Care of Virginia

2113

Allcare Health Plan

8714

Allstate - Except New Jersey

1764

Ambetter From Absolute Total Care

9431

Ambetter from WellCare of Kentucky

9775

Ambetter of Alabama

9433

Ambetter of Oklahoma

7280

American Health Advantage of Missouri

9218

American Health Advantage of Tennessee

9117

American Health Advantage of Texas

4468

Americas Choice Healthplan

1741

Amerigroup

1412

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Indiana

2421

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Kentucky

1413

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Virginia)

2418

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio

4437

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

8749

Anthem MaineHealth

6220

Arizona Priority Care Plus

4477

Asuris Northwest Medadvantage Regence

4881

Asuris Northwest Regence

7272

Axminster Medical Group

3845

Banner Health Network

1415

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Colorado

1407

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia

7496

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nevada

1401

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin

1243

Blue Cross Community Centennial

1167

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO/HMO

4110

Bollinger Inc

6779

Bridgespan Regence

1750

Brown & Toland Physicians

4246

Capital Health Plan

2810

Capitol Administrators

8146

Care N Care Insurance Co.

2289

Care1st Health Plan of Arizona Medicaid

9759

Care1st Health Plan of Arizona Medicaid

4743

Carelon Behavioral Health

6127

Carelon Behavioral Health, MBHP

3293

Carelon Health

2830

CarePlus Health Plans

1194

CareSource of Georgia

7143

CareSource of Indiana

3826

CareSource of Ohio

7263

CareSource of West Virginia

9226

CareSource PASSE of Arkansas

6777

Centers Plan for Healthy Living

6700

Centurion Managed Care

7275

Citrus Valley Physicians Group

8123

Clear Health Alliance

7416

Colorado Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

8834

Commonwealth Care Alliance DOS after 3/31/2023

8228

Community Care Plan (Broward Health PPUC)

2160

Community Care Plan (Commercial)

6865

Community Care Plan (Medicaid)

8147

Community Care Plan (Palm Beach Health District)

1420

Connecticut Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

3419

Connecticut Federal Employee Health Benefits

3420

Connecticut Medicare Blue (Risk)

6795

Contra Costa Health Plan

7292

CorrectCare Integrated Health- Louisiana

7738

CountyCare Health Plan

9747

Delaware First Health

1119

Easy Choice Health Plan of California

4289

El Paso Health-CHIP

4279

El Paso Health-STAR

5483

Employee Benefit Management Services (EBMS)

8137

Empower Healthcare Solutions

1795

Envolve Benefit Options

3792

Fidelis Care

2875

First Health Network (Coventry Health Care National Network)

7435

FirstCare Health Plans

1414

Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield

3417

Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Options HMO

9128

Florida Blue Medicare

9417

Florida Complete Care

2150

Florida Health Care Plans

6851

Friday Health Plans

8189

Gemcare IPA

8879

Georgia Health Advantage

1258

Global Healthcare Alliance

2720

GlobalCare

5853

GMS Insurance

9766

Gold Kidney Health Plan

1772

HAP CareSource

1797

HAP CareSource Michigan Dual Medicare/Medicaid

5243

Healthcare Management Administrators

1723

HealthCare Partners IPA

4448

HealthLink PPO

7760

Healthy Blue Louisiana

8867

Healthy Blue Missouri

8870

Healthy Blue Nebraska

9133

Healthy Blue North Carolina

7715

Hopkins Health Advantage

6259

Humana - CareSource of Kentucky

7426

Idaho Regence Blue Shield

1405

Illinois Blue Cross Blue Shield

2234

Illinois Health Partners

5865

Indian Health Services

4445

Insurance Management Services TX

4116

IntegraNet Health

1107

Integrated Health Partners (IHP)

8814

Integrated Homecare Services

1404

Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

6733

Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Crossover

5479

IU Health Plan Medicare Advantage

5432

Johns Hopkins Healthcare / Priority Partners

7782

Kansas Health Advantage

8467

Keycare

9412

Leon Health Plans

1205

Lifeworks Advantage (ISNP Plan)

7446

Maine Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

8812

Maryland Physicians Care

8860

Medica Government Programs

7859

Medica Health Plan Solutions

6799

Medica Individual and Family (IFB)

2287

Medicare Plus Blue of MI(MAP)

3475

Memorial Hermann Health Solutions

9102

Meridian Medicare Medicaid Plan

9118

MeridianComplete Michigan

2426

Michigan Blue Care Network

1421

Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield

1402

Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield

1410

Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield CC Systems

7892

Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care Programs

1429

Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

1408

Missouri Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

7450

Montana Blue Cross Blue Shield

1859

Neighborhood Healthcare PACE

7422

New Hampshire Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

7403

New Mexico Blue Cross Blue Shield

8864

NextBlue of North Dakota

1213

NHC Advantage

2411

North Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield

1403

Oklahoma Blue Cross Blue Shield

2404

Oregon Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield

7829

Passport Advantage

9123

Perennial Advantage

9199

Piedmont Community Health Plan

4252

Presbyterian Salud

8468

Procare Advantage of TX

2807

Professional Benefit Administrators (Oakbrook, Illinois)

4253

Prominence Administrative Services

8182

PruittHealth Premier NC/SC

5428

QualChoice of Arkansas

7264

Quartz ASO

1209

Regence Group Administrators

6246

Riverside Medical Clinic

9410

Sante Community Medical Centers

4464

SCAN Health Plan

2254

Scott & White Health Plan

9438

Shared Health Mississippi

7225

Sharp Community Medical Group

7138

Sierra Medical Group

8124

Simply Healthcare Plans, Inc.

8816

SOMOS Emblem

1740

Sonder Health Plans

2490

South Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield

1116

Special Agents Mutual Benefit Association (SAMBA) Teledoc only

8134

Summit Community Care

1406

Texas Blue Cross Blue Shield

1729

Texas Childrens Health Plan (CHIP)

2483

Texas Childrens Health Plan (STAR Medicaid)

4278

The Boon Group

2812

Troy Medicare

8763

U.S. Networks and Administrative Services

7810

UMass Medical School Health and Criminal Justice Program

8473

Unicare (TX,MA,KS,WV,RI,IL)

6849

United Group Programs

2412

Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield

2788

Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

7493

Vermont Blue Cross Blue Shield

4258

VNS Health

7451

Washington Regence Blue Shield

1844

Wellcare Health Plans

3211

Wellcare Health Plans (Encounters)

1775

Wellpoint

9441

Wellspace NEXUS LLC

7489

Wyoming Blue Cross Blue Shield

A resolution has been implemented and the claims were retransmitted to the payer intermediary on Nov. 15, 2024.

This delay affected claims released to Optum between 4 a.m. ET and 9 a.m. ET on Nov. 14, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the processing issue above.

REF 821300 11/15/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 2426 and 3532 Michigan Blue Care Network

Update: A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 10, 2024-Nov. 5, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2426 Michigan Blue Care Network
  • CPID 3532 Michigan Blue Care Network

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original notify REF 801101 sent Oct. 21, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 9, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2426 Michigan Blue Care Network

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 821305  11/15/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 2502 and 5479 IU Health Plan Medicare Advantage

Update: The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted from Oct. 9, 2024 through Nov. 5, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original notify sent Oct. 14, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 1, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2502 IU Health Plan Medicare Advantage
  • CPID 5479 IU Health Plan Medicare Advantage

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 796104 821304 11/15/2024


Payer Change for CPID 1188 WellSpan Employee Assistance Program

Payer Name: WellSpan Employee Assistance Program
Claim CPID: 1188
Payer-assigned Payer ID: CB457

Claims must begin using the following:

Payer Name: Quest EAP
Professional CPID: 8251
Remittance Available: No
Payer-assigned Payer ID: 10956
Claim Fee: N/A

Enrollment Requirements: 

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Action Required: 

  • Please be aware of the changes above and make any necessary changes in your system.
  • To access the new enrollment forms, please visit Enrollment Central.

REF 821052 11/15/2024


Edit Master for Multiple Payers – Molina Healthcare

This message is intended for Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Effective with the November 21, 2024 edit release, Optum will be changing the Institutional Edit Master to HE9C051 and the Professional Edit Master to PE_C051 for the following payers:

Payer Name: Molina Complete Care of Arizona

Professional CPID:  8127

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  1098

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: MCC01

 

Payer Name: Molina Complete Care of Virginia

Professional CPID:  8291

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  3042

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: MCC02

 

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Virginia Encounters

Professional CPID:  1756

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  1965

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 10101

 

Payer Name: Molina Complete Care of California

Professional CPID:  1423

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  3539

Current Edit Master: HE9E049

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 38333

 

Payer Name: Molina Complete Care of California (Encounters Only)

Professional CPID:  7844

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  1019

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 33373

 

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Florida

Professional CPID:  4879

Current Edit Master: PE_E049

Institutional CPID:  8913

Current Edit Master: HE9E049

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 51062

 

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Florida Encounters

Professional CPID:  1718

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 00513

 

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Idaho

Professional CPID:  7842

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  1018

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 61799

 

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Illinois

Professional CPID:  6806

Current Edit Master: PE_E049

Institutional CPID:  6907

Current Edit Master: HE9E049

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 20934

 

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Illinois

Professional CPID:  6806

Current Edit Master: PE_E049

Institutional CPID:  6907

Current Edit Master: HE9E049

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 20934

 

Payer Name: Passport Health Plan by Molina Healthcare

Professional CPID:  8863

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  5015

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 61325

 

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Michigan

Professional CPID:  5443

Current Edit Master: PE_N000

Institutional CPID:  3551

Current Edit Master: HE9E049

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 38334

 

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of New Mexico

Professional CPID:  3848

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  8914

Current Edit Master: HE9E049

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 09824

 

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Nevada

Professional CPID:  9247

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  6086

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: MLNNV 

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Ohio

Professional CPID:  2286

Current Edit Master: PE_N000

Institutional CPID:  1908

Current Edit Master: HE9E049

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 20149

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of South Carolina

Professional CPID:  6794

Current Edit Master: PE_E049

Institutional CPID:  6998

Current Edit Master: HE9E049

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 46299

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Texas

Professional CPID:  4226

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  4957

Current Edit Master: HE9E049

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 20554

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Utah

Professional CPID:  4237

Current Edit Master: PE_E049

Institutional CPID:  3611

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 12X09

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Washington

Professional CPID:  1863

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  2561

Current Edit Master: HE9E049

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 38336

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Washington (Encounters only)

Professional CPID:  8212

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 43174

Payer Name: Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin

Professional CPID:  2119

Current Edit Master: PE_E049

Institutional CPID:  5951

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: ABRI1

Payer Name: Senior Whole Health New York

Professional CPID:  9115

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  5068

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: SWHNY

Payer Name: Senior Whole Health Massachusetts

Professional CPID:  9246

Current Edit Master: PE_T007

Institutional CPID:  6085

Current Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: SWHMA

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:

  • Revalidate unreleased claims to edit correctly under new edit master.
  • Modify any bridge routines based on the edit master.
  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer names and CPIDs are not changing.

REF 821001 11/15/2024


Payer Transmit Delay for multiple CPIDs

Due to a payer system issue, a delay occurred in some of the transmissions to the following payers on Nov. 14, 2024.

Payers impacted:

  • CPID 1483 New Jersey Medicaid
  • CPID 5505 New Jersey Medicaid
  • CPID 5575 New Jersey Charity Care Inpatient

Optum is working with the payers to resolve this issue. We will notify you as soon as additional information becomes available.

This delay affected claims released to Optum since 4 p.m. ET on Nov. 13, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the transmit delay above.

REF 821000 11/15/2024


Restored Payer Connectivity

Effective November 12, 2024, Optum is pleased to announce payer connectivity has been restored and real-time eligibility and claims status transactions for the below payer may now be submitted:

Payer ID:  94036

Payer name:  Blue Cross of California

Transaction type:  Eligibility 270/271 & Claim Status 276/277

Action Required:

Please update your system to take advantage of this payer transaction. For assistance with submitting real-time transactions, please contact your Practice Management System Vendor or Optum Customer Care Hub.   For new entities, before submitting or receiving a 276 or 277 transaction, you must register as a trading partner with BSC to ensure you are established and recognized in our system. To register, please fill out the enrollment application and trading partner agreements forms found on Provider Connection.

Updated payer lists may be obtained from your software vendor or Payer Lists | Change Healthcare.

REF 820902 11/15/2024


Electronic Claims Connection Suspended

Effective immediately, the payer listed below has/have been temporarily suspended at Optum for claims processing and removed from the payer list.

Payer Name: Renaissance Physicians Organization
CPIDs: 3197, 7948
Payer ID: 76066

Action Required: Please refrain from submitting claims until further notice.

REF 820601  11/14/2024


New Payer Name from Jensen Administrative Service, Inc to Southwest Service Admins

Effective immediately, please be aware of the following payer name changes:

Assurance EDI:

Previous Payer Name: Jensen Administrative Service, Inc

New Payer Name: Southwest Service Admins

Professional CPID: 2705

Institutional CPID: 7575

Action Required: Please make the appropriate changes to accommodate the name change.

 Assurance Reimbursement Management:

Previous Payer Name: Jensen Administrative Service, Inc

New Payer Name: Southwest Service Admins

Professional CPID: 2705

Edit Master: PE_E049

Institutional CPID: 7575

Edit Master: HE9E049

Your existing Payer Alias entries will continue to work as they do currently; the new payer name is being provided for your reference. Be aware all future communications for these CPIDs will reference the new payer name only.

Action Required: You may choose to update the Payer Alias in your system to accommodate the new payer name.

REF 820550 11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 6781 Bienvivir Senior Health Services

The payer listed below is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 6, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 6781 Bienvivir Senior Health Services

Optum is working diligently with the payer to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 820600 11/14/2024


Update: Payer Transmit Delay for CPIDs 5582 and 7430 Idaho Blue Cross Boise

Update: A resolution has been implemented and the affected claims were transmitted to the payer Nov. 14, 2024.

This delay affected claims released to Optum Nov. 8, 2024, 2:00 p.m.-Nov. 13, 2024, 2:00 p.m. CT.

Action Required: Please be aware of the transmit delay.

Original notify REF 817300 sent Nov. 12, 2024:
Due to a payer system issue, a delay occurred in the transmissions to the following payer since Nov. 11, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5582 Idaho Blue Cross Boise
  • CPID 7430 Idaho Blue Cross Boise

Optum is working with the payer to resolve this issue. We will notify you as soon as additional information becomes available.

This delay affected claims released to Optum since Nov. 8, 2024, 2:00 p.m. CT.

Action Required: Be aware of the transmit delay above.

REF 820650  11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 5568 Global Healthcare Alliance

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 31, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 5568 Global Healthcare Alliance

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 820201 11/14/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 6685, 3205 Health First Health Plan

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic remittance routing for the following payer:

Payer Name:  Health First Health Plan
Professional CPID: 3205
Institutional CPID:  6685
Line of Business Code (LOB):  J85
Payer-assigned Payer ID:  95019

Enrollment Requirements: 

Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.

  • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum must complete a new enrollment form.
  • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change: 

  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer name(s) and CPID(s) are not changing.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 819521 11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 8763 U.S. Networks and Administrative Services

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 8763 U.S. Networks and Administrative Services

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 819702 11/14/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 1876 and 8990 Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin

Update: The payer is unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted from Oct. 31, 2024 through Nov. 2, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original notify sent Nov. 11, 2024:

A payer is experiencing issues affecting Professional and Institutional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 31, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 1876 Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin
  • CPID 8990 Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin

Optum is working diligently with the payer to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 815150 819451 11/14/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPID 9661 Key Medical Group

Effective immediately, Optum will be reactivating and changing electronic claims routing for the following payers:

Payer Name: Key Medical Group

Institutional CPID: 9661

Payer-assigned Payer ID: Z1338

Enrollment Requirements:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:

  • You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.

REF 820251 11/14/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPID 9661 Key Medical Group

Effective immediately, Optum will be reactivating and changing electronic claims routing for the following payer:

Payer Name:  Key Medical Group
Institutional CPID:  9661
Current Edit Master:  HE9O007
New Edit Master:  HE9T007
Payer-assigned Payer ID:  Z1338

Enrollment Requirements:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:

You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:

  • Revalidate unreleased claims to edit correctly under new edit master. 
  • Modify any bridge routines based on edit masters. 
  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer names and CPIDs are not changing.

REF 820250  11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 6879 RHA VestaCare

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 29, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 6879 RHA VestaCare

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 819750 11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 4101 AllCare Advantage

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 4101 AllCare Advantage

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 819701 11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 2490 South Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:  

  • CPID 2490 South Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 819405 11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 8124 Simply Healthcare Plans, Inc

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 8124 Simply Healthcare Plans, Inc.

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 819404 11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 5243 Healthcare Management Administrators

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5243 Healthcare Management Administrators

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 819401 11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 1064 and 7892 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care Programs

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 30, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 1064 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care Programs
  • CPID  7892 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care Programs

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 819751 11/14/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 6685, 3205 Health First Health Plan

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic remittance routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Health First Health Plan
Professional CPID: 3205
Institutional CPID:  6685
Payer-assigned Payer ID:  95019

Enrollment Requirements:

Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.

  • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum must complete a new enrollment form.
  • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 819522  11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 1733 Doctors Professional Services Consultants (DPSC)

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 28, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 1733 Doctors Professional Services Consultants (DPSC)

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 819704 11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 6795 Contra Costa Health Plan

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 6795 Contra Costa Health Plan

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 819700 11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 2979 Prominence Administrative Services

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 28, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2979 Prominence Administrative Services

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 819703  11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 1209 Regence Group Administrators

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 1209 Regence Group Administrators

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 819551 11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 4448 HealthLink PPO

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 4448 HealthLink PPO

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 819402 11/14/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

Update: It has been determined that the report delay below was due to a payer claims processing issue. We have retransmitted the impacted claims to the payers Nov. 14, 2024.  Reports will be delivered once the claims have successfully processed at the payers.

Action Required: Please be aware of delays.

Original Notice REF 815151 Sent 11/11/24:

The payers listed below are experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Nov. 5, 2024.

Payers impacted:

  • CPID 9457 Buckeye Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 9458 CareSource Ohio Medicaid

Optum is working diligently with the payers to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 819453  11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 9428 AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio

A payer is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Nov. 6, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 9428 AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio

Optum is working diligently with the payer to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 819452  11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 4480 SelectHealth

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 4480 SelectHealth

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 819403  11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 7738 CountyCare Health Plan

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 7738 CountyCare Health Plan

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 819400 11/14/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 4093 and 8834 Commonwealth Care Alliance DOS after 3/31/2023

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 4093 Commonwealth Care Alliance DOS after 3/31/2023
  • CPID 8834 Commonwealth Care Alliance DOS after 3/31/2023

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 817904 11/14/2024


ABLPY - AblePay Health, LLC - Real-Time Transaction Available

Effective November 13, 2024, Optum is pleased to announce the availability of real time Eligibility transactions for the below payer:

IMN Payer ID: ABLPY

Payer Name: AblePay Health, LLC

Transaction Type: 270/271

Action Required:

Please update your system to take advantage of this payer transaction. For assistance with submitting Real-Time transactions, please contact your Practice Management System Vendor or Optum Customer Care Hub.

Updated Payer Lists may be obtained from your software vendor or Payer Lists | Change Healthcare.

REF 819200 11/14/2024


New Payer Names Verdegard Administrators and Verdegard Employee Plan

Effective immediately, please be aware of the following payer name changes:

Assurance EDI:

Previous Payer Name: HMA Hawaii
New Payer Name: Verdegard Administrators
Professional CPID: 4753
Institutional CPID: 1981

Previous Payer Name: IMX Easy
New Payer Name: Verdegard Employee Plan
Professional CPID: 2755
Institutional CPID: 7931

Action Required: Please make the appropriate changes to accommodate the name change.

 Assurance Reimbursement Management:

Previous Payer Name: HMA Hawaii
New Payer Name: Verdegard Administrators
Professional CPID: 4753
Current Edit Master: PE_B800
New Edit Master:  PE_T007
Institutional CPID: 1981
Current Edit Master: HE9B801
New Edit Master:  HE9T007
Remit Line of Business (LOB) Code: J6Q

Previous Payer Name: IMX Easy
New Payer Name: Verdegard Employee Plan
Professional CPID: 2755
Institutional CPID: 7931
Edit Master:  HE9T007, PE_T007

Your existing Payer Alias entries will continue to work as they do currently; the new payer name is being provided for your reference. Be aware all future communications for these CPIDs will reference the new payer name only.

Action Required:  

  • You may choose to update the Payer Alias in your system to accommodate the new payer name.
  • Revalidate unreleased claims to edit correctly under new edit master. 
  • Modify any bridge routines based on the edit master.

 REF 818200 11/13/2024


Electronic Routing Change for Multiple CPIDs / Multiple Payers

Effective Nov. 13, 2024, Optum will be changing electronic claims routing for the following payers:

Payer Name: Alta Bates Medical Group
Professional CPID: 5846
Edit Master: PE_T007
Institutional CPID:  4028
Edit Master: HE9T007
Payer-assigned Payer ID: A0701

Payer Name: Brown & Toland Health Services
Professional CPID:  6867
Edit Master: PE_T007
Institutional CPID:  7645
Edit Master: HE9T007
Payer-assigned Payer ID: BTHS1

Payer Name: Brown & Toland Medical Group
Professional CPID:  1289
Edit Master: PE_T007
Institutional CPID:  6547
Edit Master: HE9T007
Payer-assigned Payer ID: 94316

Enrollment Requirements:
Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes:

  • You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:

  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer names and CPIDs are not changing.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 818303 11/13/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 1682 and 2830 CarePlus Health Plans

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 1682 CarePlus Health Plans
  • CPID 2830 CarePlus Health Plans

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 817907 11/13/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 8921 and 5865 Indian Health Services

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 8921 Indian Health Services
  • CPID 5865 Indian Health Services

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 817903 11/13/2024


Electronic Routing Change for Multiple CPIDs /Multiple Payers

This notice is intended for Assurance EDI (Exchange) customers 

Effective November 13, 2024, Optum will be changing electronic claims routing for the following payers:

Payer Name: Alta Bates Medical Group

Professional CPID: 5846

Institutional CPID: 4028

Payer-assigned Payer ID: A0701

Payer Name: Brown & Toland Health Services

Professional CPID: 6867

Institutional CPID: 7645

Payer-assigned Payer ID: BTHS1

Payer Name: Brown & Toland Medical Group 

Professional CPID: 1289

Institutional CPID: 6547

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 94316

Enrollment Requirements: 

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Report Changes: You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving. 

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF818302 11/13/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 5440 Fox Valley Medicine

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5440 Fox Valley Medicine

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 817908  11/13/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 5404 Insight Benefit Administrators

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5404 Insight Benefit Administrators

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 817906 11/13/2024


Electronic Claims Connection No Longer Available for Inter Valley Health Plan Encounters

Effective immediately, the payer listed below will no longer be available at Optum for claims processing. 

Assurance EDI:  

Payer Name: Inter Valley Health Plan Encounters 

Claim and Remittance CPIDs: 2476, 7087 

Reason: Payer not longer has a connection for which Optum can build connectivity.

Action Required: None. 

Assurance Reimbursement Management: 

Payer Name: Inter Valley Health Plan Encounters 

Claim CPIDs: 2476, 7087 

Reason: Payer not longer has a connection for which Optum can build connectivity.

Action Required: None.

REF818500 11/13/2024 


Report Generation Delay for CPID 6671 HealthSun

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 6671 HealthSun

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 817905  11/13/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 2234 Illinois Health Partners

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2234 Illinois Health Partners

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 817902 11/13/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payers impacted: 

  • CPID 8057 Ambetter of Alabama
  • CPID 9775 Ambetter of Alabama
  • CPID 7051 Ambetter of Oklahoma
  • CPID 9433 Ambetter of Oklahoma
  • CPID 1970 Ambetter From Absolute Total Care
  • CPID 1764 Ambetter From Absolute Total Care
  • CPID 1765 Ambetter From Louisiana Healthcare Connections
  • CPID 6574 Ambetter from Nebraska Total Care
  • CPID 9278 Ambetter from Nebraska Total Care
  • CPID 9431 Ambetter from WellCare of Kentucky
  • CPID 2949 Care1st Health Plan of Arizona Medicaid
  • CPID 9747 Delaware First Health
  • CPID 9293 Wellcare by Allwell from Nebraska Total Care
  • CPID 9430 Wellcare by Allwell of Oklahoma

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 817901 11/13/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 5072 and 9102 Meridian Medicare Medicaid

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024, and Nov. 5, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original message sent Nov. 11, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5072 Meridian Medicare Medicaid
  • CPID 9102 Meridian Medicare Medicaid

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 817900 11/13/2024


Delay in Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for CPIDs 1421/3514 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield

Due to a payer processing issue, there has been a delay in Professional and Institutional Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for the following payers for dates of Oct. 15th, 2024 through present:

  • 1421 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 3514 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield

Action Required: Please be aware of a delay in the delivery of ERA for dates above.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact your Customer Support Team and refer to INC-000002003.

REF 817450  11/13/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 1981 and 4753 HMA Hawaii

Effective November 12, 2024, Optum will be changing electronic remittance routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: HMA Hawaii

Professional CPID: 4753

Institutional CPID: 1981

Line of Business Code (LOB): J6Q

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 86066

Enrollment Requirements:

Remittance:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.
    • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum must login to Zelis and review their enrollment and verify ‘Change Healthcare Medical’ is selected as the clearinghouse.
      • If ‘Change Healthcare Medical’ is selected as the clearinghouse, providers do not need to complete a new enrollment form.
      • If ‘Change Healthcare Medical’ is NOT selected as the clearinghouse and providers would like to continue receiving remittance through Optum, providers must update the clearinghouse name.
    • Providers who moved their enrollment to another clearinghouse will need to re-enroll with Optum to receive ERAs for this payer from Optum.
    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form. 

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:

  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 816300 11/12/2024


Upcoming Utah Medicaid Eligibility Enrollment Requirements

UTAH Medicaid Eligibility ID UDOH0 will be going live soon with the 270/271. This payer has Enrollment requirements you need to be aware of prior to go live and post go live.   

Providers will need to be enrolled with Utah Medicaid and complete the EDI Enrollment for Eligibility transactions. 

Enroll at: https://medicaid.utah.gov/prism-faq/ 

Please select the Provider FAQ: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) listed under Provider FAQs. 

Providers can access the PRISM Portal here:  https://medicaid.utah.gov/accessing-prism/

The provider can log into PRISM and verify the Trading Partner Number they are currently set up with in Step 9 (Associate Billing Agent) of the Business Process Wizard (BPW). 

If using a Clearinghouse and that Clearinghouse is not located in the PRISM portal, the provider should choose Utah Health Information Network (UHIN), and then add the correct Trading Partner Number of the clearinghouse they are using.  

To contact Provider Enrollment, please call 801-538-6155 and then select option 3 and then option 4.

REF 816850 11/12/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:  

Payer Name: American Health Advantage of Indiana

Institutional CPID: 7966

Professional CPID: 2841

Payer-assigned Payer ID: RP115

Payer Enrollment Required: No

Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes

Payer Location: Indiana

Claims Fee: N/A

Action Required:  

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 816251 11/12/2024 


Health Choice Generations Utah Electronic Claims and Remittance Connections No Longer Available

This message is intended for Assurance EDI and Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Effective immediately, the payer listed below will no longer be available at Optum for claims and remittance processing.

Assurance EDI:  

Payer Name: Health Choice Generations Utah

Claim and Remittance CPIDs: 3092, 8716

Reason: Payer no longer in business.  

Action Required: None.

Assurance Reimbursement Management:  

Payer Name: Health Choice Generations Utah

Claim CPIDs: 3092, 8716

Remittance LOB: U28

Reason: Payer no longer in business.

Action Required: None.

REF 817050 11/12/2024


Edit Master for CPID 1795 Envolve Benefit Options

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing Edit Masters for the following payer[s]:

Payer Name: Envolve Benefit Options
Professional CPID: 1795
Current Edit Master: PE_E049
New Edit Master: PE_T007
Payer-assigned Payer ID: 56190

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:

  • Revalidate unreleased claims to edit correctly under new edit master. 
  • Modify any bridge routines based on the edit master. 
  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer name(s) and CPID(s) are not changing.

REF 817251 11/12/2024


New Electronic Claims Connection Available

Optum has new electronic claims connection available:

Payer Name: Companion Life Insurance Company of California

Institutional CPID: 7965

Professional CPID: 2838

Payer-assigned Payer ID: CLICA

Payer Enrollment Required: No

Secondary Claims Accepted: No

Payer Location: California

Claims Fee: N/A

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection. 
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

REF817550 11/12/2024


Utah Medicaid eligibility upcoming action needed

Utah Medicaid Eligibility ID UDOH0 will soon be live for 270/271 transactions. The payer has enrollment requirements you need to be aware of prior to go live and post go live. 

Providers will need to enroll with Utah Medicaid and complete the EDI Enrollment for Eligibility transactions. 

Enrollment Information

  • Select the Provider FAQ: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) listed under Provider FAQs. 

Provider access to the PRISM Portal.

  • The provider can log into PRISM and verify the Trading Partner Number they are currently set up with in Step 9 (Associate Billing Agent) of the Business Process Wizard (BPW). 

If using a clearinghouse that is not located in the PRISM portal, the provider should choose Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) and then add the correct Trading Partner Number for clearinghouse they are using. 

To contact Provider Enrollment, please call 801-538-6155 and then select option 3 and then option 4.

REF817350 11/12/2024


Payer Transmit Delay for CPIDs 5582 and 7430 Idaho Blue Cross Boise

Due to a payer system issue, a delay occurred in the transmissions to the following payer since Nov. 11, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5582 Idaho Blue Cross Boise
  • CPID 7430 Idaho Blue Cross Boise

Optum is working with the payer to resolve this issue. We will notify you as soon as additional information becomes available.

This delay affected claims released to Optum since 3 p.m. ET on Nov. 8, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the transmit delay above.

REF 817300 11/12/2024


RESOLVED: Medicare FI Claims and ERA Delivery Delay 

The below issue has been resolved for claims and reporting delivery beginning on Thursday, October 17, 2024, through present.

Original message sent Nov. 11, 2024:

We are collaborating with our partners regarding ongoing issues causing intermittent disruptions resulting in delays in Professional and Institutional Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA), Claims and Reporting delivery for the following payers Oct. 17, 2024, through present:

State

Intermediary

Pat B

Part A

ARIArkansas

Novitas JH

ARMCR

CHCMR

COIColorado

Novitas JH

COMCR

4111

DEIDeleware

Novitus JL

00902

CHCMR

IDIIdaho

Novitus JL

IDMCR

CHCMR

LAILouisiana

Novitas JH

LAMCR

07201

MDIMaryland

Novitus JL

00901

CHCMR

MSIMississippi

Novitas JH

CHCMR

CHCMR

NJINew Jersey

Novitas JH

NJMCR

CHCMR

NMINew Mexico

Novitas JH

NMMCR

CHCMR

OKI Oaklahoma

Novitas JH

OKMCR

04311

PAIPennsylvania

Novitus JL

PAMCR

12501

TXITexas

Novitas JH

TXMCR

04411

TNITennessee

Novitas JH

TNMCR

12M53

Action Required: Please be aware of a delay in the delivery of ERA claims and reporting for the dates above.

 Additional updates will be forwarded as more information becomes available.

Please direct any questions to the Support Team at 1-866-OptumGo.

REF 816615 11/12/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:

Payer Name:  Horace Mann
Institutional CPID: 5990
Professional CPID: 2189
Payer-assigned Payer ID: HMLIC
Payer Enrollment Required: No
Secondary Claims Accepted: No
Payer Location: National
Claims Fee: $0

Payer Name: Preferred Community Choice PPO
Institutional CPID: 8515
Professional CPID: 1791
Payer-assigned Payer ID: 73145
Payer Enrollment Required: No
Secondary Claims Accepted: No
Payer Location: Oklahoma
Claims Fee: $0

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 817100  11/12/2024


New Electronic Claims Connection Available

Optum has new electronic claims connection available:  

Payer Name: Consolidated Associates Railroad 

Institutional CPID: 7967 

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 75284 

Payer Enrollment Required: No 

Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes 

Payer Location: Texas 

Claims Fee: N/A  

Action Required: Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection. 

When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.  

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF816500 11/12/2024


Resolved: Delay in Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for multiple CPIDs

Resolved: The issue has been resolved. All affected remittance files for check dates of October 15, 2024, through present, have been sent.

Original notification sent October 31, 2024:
Due to a payer intermediary processing issue, there has been a delay in some Professional and Institutional Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for the following payers for file dates of Oct. 15, 2024, through present:

Payers impacted:

CPID

Payer Name

2161

AR MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

2455

AR MEDICARE 

1526

ARKANSAS MEDICARE 

2162

CO MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

1449

COLORADO MEDICARE 

1547

COLORADO MEDICARE 

2165

DC MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

1522

DC MEDICARE 

2163

DELAWARE MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

2456

DELAWARE MEDICARE 

5912

DELAWARE MEDICARE 

3650

JH MUTUAL OF OMAHA CO NM OK TX 

3677

JL MUTUAL OMAHA DC DE MD NJ PA 

2171

LOUISIANA MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

1460

LOUISIANA MEDICARE 

3579

LOUISIANA MEDICARE 

2464

MARYLAND MEDICARE 

7402

MARYLAND MEDICARE 

2201

MD MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

5554

MD MEDICARE 

2451

MISSISSIPPI MEDICARE 

5556

MS MEDICARE 

1465

NEW JERSEY MEDICARE 

1457

NEW MEXICO MEDICARE 

2205

NJ MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

4938

NJ MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

5503

NJ MEDICARE UB92 

2204

NM MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

2206

OK MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

4942

OK MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

1458

OKLAHOMA MEDICARE 

1558

OKLAHOMA MEDICARE 

2207

PA MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

4944

PA MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

5598

PA MEDICARE 

2457

PENNSYLVANIA MEDICARE 

5502

TEXAS MEDICARE UB92

1440

TEXAS MEDICARE

2208

TX MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

4946

TX MEDICARE OKC ONLY 

2459

WASHINGTON DC MEDICARE 

Additional updates will be forwarded as more information becomes available.  

Action Required: Please be aware of a delay in the delivery of ERA for check dates above.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact your Customer Support Team.

REF 816700  11/12/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:  

Payer Name:  American Health Advantage of Indiana 

Institutional CPID: 7966 

Professional CPID: 2841 

Payer-assigned Payer ID: RP115 

Payer Enrollment Required: No 

Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes 

Payer Location: Indiana 

Claims Fee: $0.10 

Action Required:  Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.

When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions. 

Please note:  We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF816250 11/12/2024


BCFLC - Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida - New Real-Time Transaction Available

Effective November 23, 2024, Optum is pleased to announce the availability of New real time Claim Status transactions for the below payer:

IMN Payer ID: BCFLC
Payer Name: Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida
Transaction Type: 276/277

Action Required by customer:

Please update your system to take advantage of this payer transaction. For assistance with submitting Real-Time transactions, please contact your Practice Management System Vendor or visit the Optum Customer Care Hub.

Updated Payer Lists may be obtained from your software vendor or Payer Lists | Change Healthcare

REF 815901 11/12/2024


NH - New Hampshire Medicaid - Real-Time Transaction Available

Effective October 23, 2024, Optum is pleased to announce the availability of real time Eligibility transactions for the below payer:

IMN Payer ID: NH

Payer Name: New Hampshire Medicaid

Transaction Type: 270/271

Action Required:

Please update your system to take advantage of this payer transaction. For assistance with submitting Real-Time transactions, please contact your Practice Management System Vendor or Optum Customer Care Hub.

Updated Payer Lists may be obtained from your software vendor or Payer Lists | Change Healthcare.

REF 815900 11/12/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payers impacted:

  • CPID 1529 Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 2412 Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 1530 Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program
  • CPID 2788 Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 815401 11/11/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 1167 Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO/HMO

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 1167 Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO/HMO

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 815404 11/11/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:  

Payer Name: Troy Medicare

Institutional CPID: 7953

Professional CPID: 2812

Payer-assigned Payer ID: TRYMC

Payer Enrollment Required: No

Secondary Claims Accepted: No

Payer Location: North Carolina

Claims Fee: $0.10  

Action Required:  

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 815550 11/11/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 8867 and 5019 Healthy Blue Missouri

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 8867 Healthy Blue Missouri
  • CPID 5019 Healthy Blue Missouri

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 815407 11/11/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 2113 Allcare Health Plan

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2113 Allcare Health Plan

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 815409  11/11/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 8923 and 4289 El Paso Health-CHIP

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 8923 El Paso Health-CHIP
  • CPID 4289 El Paso Health-CHIP

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 815406  11/11/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:

Payer Name:  Clearwater
Institutional CPID: 7960
Professional CPID:  2834
Payer-assigned Payer ID:  DCRSS
Payer Enrollment Required: No
Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes
Payer Location:  National
Claims Fee: N/A

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 815500  11/11/2024


New Electronic Claims and Remittance Connections Available

Optum has new electronic claims and remittance connections available:

Payer Name: Promise health Plan
Institutional CPID: 7928
Professional CPID: 2751
Payer-assigned Payer ID: RP128
Line of Business(LOB) Code: N41
Payer Claim Enrollment Required: No
Payer Remittance Enrollment Required: Yes
Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes
Payer Location: National
Claims Fee: N/A
Remittance Fee: N/A

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires claims enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.
  • Enrollment forms must be submitted and approved to begin receiving electronic remittance through Optum.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 815403  11/11/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payers impacted: 

  • CPID 3531 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program
  • CPID 1421 Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 815408 11/11/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 8814 Integrated Homecare Services

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 8814 Integrated Homecare Services

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 815405 11/11/2024


CareFirst Administrators/NCAS Electronic Eligibility Connection No Longer Available (Payer ID NCAS)

Effective Nov. 22, 2024, electronic eligibility for the payer(s) listed below will no longer be available at Optum:

Payer Name: CareFirst Administrators/NCAS

Real Time ID:
Old Eligibility ID to be terminated: NCAS
New Eligibility ID: CFSAD

CPID(s): 2914, 1730
Industry Payer ID: 75190
Connection Type: X12

Reason: Exchange Payer ID NCAS will no longer available after Nov. 22. 2024. Eligibility transactions should be submitted via Payer ID CFSAD instead.

Action Required: Please update your system immediately with the new Exchange Payer ID to avoid transactions rejecting for the payer above.

REF 815450  11/11/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 1569 Amerigroup

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 1569 Amerigroup

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 815400 11/11/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 9504 Community Care Plan (Commercial)
  • CPID 2160 Community Care Plan (Commercial)
  • CPID 7662 Community Care Plan (Medicaid)
  • CPID 6865 Community Care Plan (Medicaid)
  • CPID 8147 Community Care Plan (Palm Beach Health District)
  • CPID 2014 Community Care Plan (Palm Beach Health District)

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 815402 11/11/2024


Payer Processing Delay for Alabama BCBS

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor customers.

Due to a payer processing issue, some Institutional and Professional claims transmitted to Alabama Blue Cross Blue Shield on Oct. 31, 2024, were not processed by the payer.

A resolution was implemented and the claims were retransmitted to the payer on Nov. 7, 2024.

Payer IDs:  SB510 & 12B54 

Action Required: Be aware of the above processing delay.

REF 814902 11/11/2024


Electronic Claims Connection Suspended

Effective immediately, the payer listed below has been temporarily suspended at Optum for claims processing and was removed from the payer list.

Payer Name: Centivo Direct Network Access
CPIDs: 5059, 9103
Payer ID: IHS04

Action Required: Please refrain from submitting claims until further notice.

REF 815200 11/11/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:  

 

Payer Name: Central States Health & Welfare Fund 

Institutional CPID: 4507

Professional CPID: 6492

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 36215

Payer Enrollment Required: No

Secondary Claims Accepted: No

Payer Location: National

Claims Fee: N/A
 

Action Required:  

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.
  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 815250 11/11/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 3540 and 7426 Idaho Regence Blue Shield

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3540 Idaho Regence Blue Shield
  • CPID 7426 Idaho Regence Blue Shield

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814954  11/11/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 5516 and 2404 Oregon Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 5516 Oregon Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CPID 2404 Oregon Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814953 11/1/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

The payers listed below are experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Nov. 5, 2024.

Payers impacted: 

  • CPID 9457 Buckeye Ohio Medicaid
  • CPID 9458 CareSource Ohio Medicaid

Optum is working diligently with the payers to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 815151 11/1/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 1876 and 8990 Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin

A payer is experiencing issues affecting Professional and Institutional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 31, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 1876 Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin
  • CPID 8990 Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin

Optum is working diligently with the payer to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 815150 11/1/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 3678 and 4279 El Paso Health-STAR

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3678 El Paso Health-STAR
  • CPID 4279 El Paso Health-STAR

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814952  11/11/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 5072 and 9102 Meridian Medicare Medicaid

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5072 Meridian Medicare Medicaid
  • CPID 9102 Meridian Medicare Medicaid

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814951  11/11/2024


Payer Transmit Delay - New York Medicaid

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor customers.

Due to a payer system issue, a delay occurred in the transmissions to New York Medicaid (payer IDs12K35, SKNY0). This delay affected claims released to Optum Oct. 25, 2024, 10:00 p.m.-Oct. 31, 2024, 10:00 p.m. ET.

A resolution has been implemented and claims were transmitted to New York Medicaid Oct. 31, 2024-Nov. 1, 2024. Some of the claims sent to the payer during this time frame did not receive payer reports. Those claims were resubmitted to the payers Nov. 5, 2024, and reports have been received.

Providers may receive denials or rejections for duplicate claim submission.

Action Required:

Be aware of the transmit delay. Please be aware of possible denials or rejections for duplicate claim submission.

REF 814762  11/8/2024


Payer Change for CPID 1750 Brown & Toland Physicians

Effective immediately, claims and remittance currently exchanged with the following payer must use a different CPID:

Payer Name: Brown & Toland Physicians
Claim and Remittance CPID: 1750

Claims and remittance must begin using the following:

Payer Name: Brown & Toland Health Services
Professional CPID: 6867
Remittance Available: Yes
Payer-assigned Payer ID: BTHS1
Claim Fee: N/A

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Remittance: 

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.

    • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance for CPID 6867 Brown & Toland Health Services do not need to complete a new enrollment form.

    • Providers not receiving electronic remittance through Optum for CPID 6867 Brown & Toland Health Services must complete a new enrollment form.

    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: 

  • Please be aware of the changes above and make any necessary changes in your system.

  • To access the new enrollment forms, please visit Enrollment Central.

Assurance Reimbursement Management:

Payer Name: Brown & Toland Physicians
Professional CPID: 1750
Professional Edit Master: PE_T007
Payer-assigned Payer ID: BTHS1
Line of Business Code (LOB): BAT_COM

Claims and remittance must begin using the following:

Payer Name: Brown & Toland Health Services
Professional CPID: 6867
Professional Edit Master: PE_T007
Payer-assigned Payer ID: BTHS1
Line of Business Code (LOB): BAT_COM  

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Remittance: 

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.

    • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum for 6867 Brown & Toland Health Services do not need to complete a new enrollment form.

    • Providers not receiving electronic remittance through Optum for 6867 Brown & Toland Health Service must complete a new enrollment form.

REF 814352  11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 8909 and 5838 Preferred Administrators

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 5838 Preferred Administrators

  • CPID 5838 Preferred Administrators

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 814171 11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 2920 and 1723 HealthCare Partners IPA

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2920 HealthCare Partners IPA

  • CPID 1723 HealthCare Partners IPA

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814167  11/8/2024


New Electronic Remittance (ERA) Connections Available on RPA

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor (RPA) customers.

ERA (Remittance) transactions have recently been added for the following payers:

• 39856 Angle Health

• 61184 Superior Select Health Plan

• A7637 Snedeker Risk Management

• BOONG Boon Administrative Services

• IECCA IEHP Covered (Covered California)

• IHS03 People 1st Health Strategies

• LFL01 Longevity Health Plan of Florida

• LNJ01 Longevity Health Plan of New Jersey

• OMNIA Leading Edge Administrators

REF 814757 11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 8870 Healthy Blue Nebraska

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 8870 Healthy Blue Nebraska

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 814170 11/8/2024


Payer Transmit Delay for CPID 7480 Med-Pay

Due to a payer system issue, a delay occurred in the transmission to the following payer on Nov. 8, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 7480 Med-Pay

Optum is working with the payer to resolve this issue. We will notify you as soon as additional information becomes available.

This delay affected claims released to Optum since 7 a.m. ET on Nov. 8, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the transmit delay above.

REF 814552 11/8/2024


New Electronic Claim Status Inquiry Connections Available on RPA

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor (RPA) customers.

Claim status inquiry transactions have recently been added for the following payers:

  • 46299 Molina Healthcare South Carolina

  • ABRI1 Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin

  • SKMD0 Maryland Medicaid

  • SKNE0 Nebraska Medicaid 

  • SKND0 North Dakota Medicaid

REF 814756 11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 9133 Healthy Blue North Carolina

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 9133 Healthy Blue North Carolina 

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 814169 11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 5016 and 8864 NextBlue of North Dakota

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024. 

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 5016 NextBlue of North Dakota 

  • CPID 8864 NextBlue of North Dakota 

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received. 

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814161 11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 2920 and 1723 HealthCare Partners IPA

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting institutional and professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2920 HealthCare Partners IPA

  • CPID 1723 HealthCare Partners IPA

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814168 11/8/2024


New Electronic Remittance Connections Available

Optum has new electronic remittance connections available: 

Payer Name: Highmark Health Options of West Virginia 

Institutional CPID: 3957 

Professional CPID: 1881 

Payer-assigned Payer ID: RP118 

Line of Business (LOB) Code: U96 

Payer Enrollment Required: Yes 

Remittance Fee: $0 

Payer Location: West Virginia 

Action Required: Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection. 

Enrollment forms must be submitted and approved to begin receiving electronic remittance through Optum.

REF 814501 11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 7264 Quartz ASO

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 7264 Quartz ASO

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 814165 11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 4626 CSI Network Services

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 4626 CSI Network Services

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 814166  11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 4252 Presbyterian Salud

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 4252 Presbyterian Salud

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 814164 11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 3475 Memorial Hermann Health Solutions

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3475 Memorial Hermann Health Solutions

The payer intermediary is unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 814163  11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 1913 and 2287 Medicare Plus Blue of MI(MAP)

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 1913 Medicare Plus Blue of MI(MAP)

  • CPID 2287 Medicare Plus Blue of MI(MAP)

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814158 11/8/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 2787 and 1566 Hennepin Health

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic claims and remittance routing for the following payer:

Payer Name:  Hennepin Health

Professional CPID: 2787

Institutional CPID: 1566

Payer-assigned Payer ID:  60058

Enrollment Requirements: 

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Remittance:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.

    • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum do not need to complete a new enrollment form.

    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Report Changes:

You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving. 

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.

  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 814551 11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 1510 Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • CPID 1404 Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • CPID 6672 Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Crossover

  • CPID 6733 Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Crossover

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814162 11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 6700 Centurion Managed Care

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

CPID 6700 Centurion Managed Care

The payer intermediary is unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 814160 11/8/2024


Update: Payer Transmit Delay for Multiple CPIDs

A resolution has been implemented and the affected claims were transmitted to the payers on Nov. 1, 2024, or Nov. 8, 2024.

This delay affected claims released to Optum between 3 p.m. ET on Oct. 15, 2024, and 3 p.m. ET on Nov. 1, 2024.

Action Required: Please be aware of the transmit delay.

Original message sent Oct. 17, 2024:

Due to a payer system issue, a delay occurred in the transmissions to the following payer since Oct. 16, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5575 New Jersey Charity Care Inpatient

  • CPID 5576 New Jersey Charity Care Outpatient

Optum is working with the payer to resolve this issue. We will notify you as soon as additional information becomes available.

This delay affected claims released to Optum since 3 p.m. ET on Oct. 15, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the transmit delay above.

REF 814450 11/8/2024


New Electronic Claim Connection Available

Optum has a new electronic claims connection available:

Payer Name: OSU Centene Oklahoma Complete Health
Professional CPID: 2828
Payer-assigned Payer ID: OSUCE
Edit Master: PE_T007
Payer Enrollment Required: Yes
Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes
Payer Location: Oklahoma
Claims Fee: N/A

Action Required:

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.

  • When a payer requires claims enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note: We are providing you with a list of new electronic connections, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 814002 11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 4615 and 6127 Carelon Behavioral Health, MBHP

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 24, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 4615 Carelon Behavioral Health, MBHP

  • CPID 6127 Carelon Behavioral Health, MBHP

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814157 11/8/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 2787 and 1566 Hennepin Health

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic claims and remittance routing for the following payer:

Payer Name:  Hennepin Health

Professional CPID:  2787

Current Edit Master: PE_N000

Institutional CPID:  1566

Current Edit Master:  HE9N000

Line of Business Code (LOB): U48

Payer-assigned Payer ID:  60058

Enrollment Requirements: 

Claims:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic claims is not required.

Remittance:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.

  • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum do not need to complete a new enrollment form.

  • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Report Changes:

You may see some differences in the payer reports you are receiving.  

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:  

  • No Payer Alias changes are required. Payer name and CPIDs are not changing.

  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 814550 11/8/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 7435 FirstCare Health Plans

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 7435 FirstCare Health Plans

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814159  11/8/2024


Electronic Claims Connection Suspended for CPID 8005 Pacific Administrators, Inc.

Effective immediately, the connection listed below has been temporarily suspended at Optum for claims processing and removed from the payer list. 

Payer Name: Pacific Administrators, Inc.
CPID:  8005
Payer ID: PCFAD

Reason: Payer unavailable electronically for this CPID.

Action Required: Please refrain from submitting claims until further notice.

REF814004 11/8/2024


Remittance Reactivation for CPIDs 4505, 1845 Provider Partners Health Plan of Maryland

Optum recently restored electronic remittance connectivity for the following payer:

Payer Name: Provider Partners Health Plan of Maryland
Professional CPID: 1845
Institutional CPID: 4505
Industry Payer ID: 31118

Remittance Enrollment Requirements:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required:

    • Providers who were previously enrolled with Optum (Change Healthcare) and did not switch their enrollment away from Optum (Change Healthcare) will need to complete a new enrollment.

    • Providers who moved their enrollment to another clearinghouse or have not received remittance will need to re-enroll to receive remittance for this payer from Optum (Change Healthcare).

    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.

  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 814000 11/8/2024


New Electronic Claim Connection Available CPID 2828 OSU Centene Oklahoma Complete Health

This message is intended for Exchange customers.

Optum has a new electronic claims connection available: 

Payer Name: OSU Centene Oklahoma Complete Health

Professional CPID: 2828

Payer-assigned Payer ID: OSUCE

Payer Enrollment Required: Yes

Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes

Payer Location: Oklahoma

Claims Fee: $0.10

Action Required: 

  • Add the payers to your system to begin using the new payer connection.

  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved to begin submitting transactions.

Please note:  A list of new electronic connections has been provided, please review and choose payers that are appropriate for your business.

REF 814001 11/8/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPID 1795 Envolve Benefit Options

The payer intermediary is unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted from Oct. 17, 2024, through Oct. 25, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Update sent Oct. 31, 2024:

Update: A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 17, 2024.

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

Original notify sent Oct. 28, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 17, 2024 and Oct. 18, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 1795 Envolve Benefit Options

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814156 11/8/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 2013 and 8146 Care N Care Insurance Co.

The payer intermediary is unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original message sent Oct. 14, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting institutional and professional report generation for some claims submitted since Sept. 30, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 2013 Care N Care Insurance Co.

  • CPID 8146 Care N Care Insurance Co.

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814155 11/8/2024


Update: Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 1592 and 5432 Johns Hopkins Healthcare / Priority Partners

The payer intermediary is unable to generate and deliver the reports for some claims submitted on Oct. 25, 2024.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

Original message sent Oct. 14, 2024:

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting institutional and professional report generation for some claims submitted since Sept. 30, 2024. 

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 1592 Johns Hopkins Healthcare / Priority Partners 

  • CPID 5432 Johns Hopkins Healthcare / Priority Partners 

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received. 

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 814153 11/8/2024


Date of Service Claim Edits Removed from Multiple Payer Plans

Effective immediately, the Date of Service claim edits have been removed from the following payer plans. If claim rejections were received whose facility claims related to emergency room, inpatient, or outpatient surgery services rendered to CalOptima Health Medi-Cal patients assigned to AHN as their health network, please resubmit the claim to Payer ID 95712.

Payer Name: CalOptima Direct

Professional CPID: 4221

Professional Edit Master: PE_O007

Institutional CPID: 5914

Institutional Edit Master: HE9O007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: CALOP

Payer Name: CalOptima ICF

Institutional CPID: 2903

Institutional Edit Master: HE9C061

Payer-assigned Payer ID: CALOP

Payer Name: CalOptima Long Term Care

Institutional CPID: 5986

Institutional Edit Master: HE9T007

Payer-assigned Payer ID: COLTC

Action Required: Please make the following updates to accommodate these payer changes:

  • Modify any bridge routines based on edit masters.

  • Modify related Payer Alias names to the new CPIDs.

REF 813850 11/8/2024


MetroPlusHealth Enrollment and Historical ERA 

This message is intended for Assurance Reimbursement Management, Exchange, and Revenue Performance Advisor customers.

Providers enrolled with Change Healthcare (formally Emdeon) to receive electronic remittance advice (ERA) from MetroPlusHealth (payer ID 13265) will need to complete an enrollment with Optum. If you have not been receiving ERAs for this payer, please review the ERA enrollment instructions. If you have a request for historical ERAs, please submit an Optum support case.

Payer Name: MetroPlusHealth

Payer ID: 13265

Institutional CPID: 8972

Professional CPID: 2296

Remittance Enrollment Requirement:

  • This payer requires enrollment for electronic remittance:

    • Providers who were previously enrolled with Optum (Change Healthcare) and did not switch their enrollment away from Optum (Change Healthcare) are receiving ERAs as they are sent.

    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

    • Providers who moved their enrollment to another clearinghouse will need to re-enroll with Optum (Change Healthcare).

Action Required:

  • Enrollment requirements and forms are available for self-service through Enrollment Central. For assistance, please submit a support case.

REF813400 11/7/2024


Massachusetts Medicaid Real Time Enrollment and Routing Update

In preparation for the upcoming routing change for the following payer, all submitters will need to change their billing intermediary if they are enrolled to submit real time transactions (Eligibility/Claim Status Inquiry):

Massachusetts Medicaid – Payer ID SKMA0

Adding or Changing Billing Intermediary to Optum Insight - Requirement to submit, or receive, Massachusetts Medicaid EDI transactions with Optum:

To participate in submitting or receiving EDI real time transactions to Massachusetts Medicaid through Optum, please go to Enrollment Central for a template to submit the following information on your company letterhead to MassHealth.

  • MassHealth Provider ID / Service Location (PIDSL)

  • National Provider ID (NPI) Number

  • Provider Federal Tax Identification Number (TIN) or Employer Identification Number (EIN)

  • Provider Full Mailing Address 

  • Contact Information (Name, Phone Number, and Email Address)

  • Signed with typed/printed name

  • Brief description of the request with HIPAA transactions specified (for example, institutional or professional claims or ERA)

  • Vendor Name and Vendor’s MassHealth Submitter ID (PIDSL) 

  • Vendor Name: Optum Insight 

  • Massachusetts Medicaid PID/SL: 110210691A

Action Required:

  • Providers are responsible for emailing the information above to MassHealth at [email protected] to receive or submit real time transactions with Optum.

REF 813800  11/7/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 8918 and 4445 Insurance Management Services TX

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 24, 2024, and Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 8918 Insurance Management Services TX

  • CPID 4445 Insurance Management Services TX

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 812900 11/7/2024


Payer Processing Issue for multiple CPIDs

Due to a payer processing issue, some Institutional and Professional claims transmitted to the payers listed below on Oct. 31, 2024, were not processed by the payers.

Payers impacted:

  • CPID 2423 Alabama Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • CPID 5558 Alabama Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • CPID 1002 Alabama Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage

A resolution has been implemented and the claims were retransmitted to the payers on Nov. 7, 2024.

This delay affected claims released to Optum between 2 p.m. ET on Oct. 30, 2024, and 2 p.m. ET on Oct. 31, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the processing issue above.

REF 813250 11/7/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 9458 CareSource Ohio Medicaid

A payer is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Nov. 4, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 9458 CareSource Ohio Medicaid

The payer has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 813450 11/7/2024


New Payer Edit, for CPID 6694

The payer listed below has informed Optum of a new edit requirement effective immediately. In order to meet the new requirement, we will add the following edit on November 12, 2024: 

  • INM109A067: INVALID SUBSCRIBER MEMBER ID – When entered, the Active Subscriber Member ID must begin with “0” or “3” followed by nine numeric characters. Note: If this requirement does not apply to your billing situation, you can override the edit within the Error Text. LOOP 2010BA NM109.

Edit applies to:

  • CPID 6694 Medica Individual and Family (IFB) 

Action Required: Please be aware of updated edit requirements.

REF 813350 11/7/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 4881 and 4477 Asuris Northwest Regence

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 24, 2024 and Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 4881 Asuris Northwest Regence

  • CPID 4477 Asuris Northwest Regence

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF813200 11/7/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 1997 and 7451 Washington Regence Blue Shield

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting institutional and professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 24, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 1997 Washington Regence Blue Shield

  • CPID 7451 Washington Regence Blue Shield 

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 813150 11/7/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 5909 and 4743 Carelon Behavioral Health

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 24, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 5909 Carelon Behavioral Health

  • CPID 4743 Carelon Behavioral Health

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 812853 11/7/2024


CMS HETS NGS Attestation

CMS is now requiring that Medicare Suppliers attest to a known Medicare eligibility relationship with their Billing Agent (AKA Clearinghouse). Pharmacies using Change Healthcare (CHC) clearinghouse services must complete the HETS 3rd Party Attestation Form to report the relationship with our company as the 270/271 eligibility processor.

To complete this attestation the pharmacy's Authorized Official (AO) or Authorized Delegate (AD) must submit the required form via the online NGS website. This is a similar process to the NGS Registration Packet that must be submitted when a store enrolls with CHC Clearinghouse services for Medicare Part B Immunization claims. This is accomplished via the following steps:

  • Open the HETS 3rd Party Attestation Form by using the below URL: https://enrolledi.ngsmedicare.com/hets-attestation

  • Begin at Getting Started

  • The first task is the Terms and Conditions: the user must select all boxes.

  • Follow the prompts and complete each required field. The user will need the following information:

    • The Pharmacy’s Immunization PTAN

    • The Pharmacy’s NPI

    • The Contractor code for your pharmacy’s Jurisdiction

      • 06102 - J6 Pat B IL

      • 06202 – J6 Part B MN

      • 06302 – J6 Part B WI

      • 13102 – JK Part B CT

      • 13202 – JK Part B NY (downstate) PTAN begins with A

      • 13282 – JK Part B NY (upstate) PTAN begins with J

      • 13292 – JK Part B NY (queens) PTAN begins with G

      • 14112 – JK Part B ME

      • 14212 – JK Part B MA

      • 14312 – JK Part B NH

      • 14412 – JK Part B RI

      • 14512 – JK Part B VT

    • Unique ID = VUK5 (This will match eRx Network DBA Change Healthcare)

  • Continue to follow the prompts until the form has been fully submitted.

  • The user will then receive an email confirmation of the completion of this request.

  • At this time CHC is not requiring pharmacies to return proof of completion to us as the Enrollment team will be receiving regular databases of which users have completed the attestation. Once the above steps are complete no further action is required.

  • For questions, please reach out to NGS:

    • CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT 866-837-0241

    • IL, MN, WI 866-234-734

REF 812350 11/7/2024


Ahi Performance Issue - Resolved

This message is intended for Ahi customers.

Ahi experienced a performance issue that resulted in: Errors logging into AHI (502 Bad Gateway). This issue has been resolved. 

REF 812800 11/7/2024


Payer Deactivation - Sentinel Security Life payers

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor customers.

Effective immediately, the payers listed below will no longer be available at Optum for claims processing. Optum no longer has a valid claims connection available.

Payer ID: 87020

Payer Names:

Atlantic Coast Life Insurance

Catholic Life Insurance

Catholic United Financial

National Guardian Life Insurance Company

Pan-American Life Insurance Company (SSLCO)

Polish Falcons of America

Renaissance Life and Health Insurance Company of America

Sentinel Security Life

Action Required:

Please discontinue use of the above Payer ID. Providers should review the patient's current insurance ID card for claim filing information.

REF 812100 11/6/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 4936 and 3476 Masters, Mates and Pilots

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 24, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 4936 Masters, Mates and Pilots

  • CPID 3476 Masters, Mates and Pilots

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF 811752 11/6/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 7907 and 2254 Scott & White Health Plan

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted since Oct. 24, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 7907 Scott & White Health Plan

  • CPID 2254 Scott & White Health Plan

Optum is working diligently with the payer intermediary to resolve the issue and ensure reports are received.

Action Required: None. Please be aware of delays in the report generation for claims submitted during the time frame above.

REF811751 11/6/2024


Update: Payer Transmit Delay for Multiple CPIDs

A resolution has been implemented and claims were transmitted to the payers between Oct. 31, 2024, and Nov. 1, 2024. Some of the claims sent to the payers during this time frame did not receive reports from the payers. Those claims were resubmitted to the payers on Nov. 5, 2024, and reports have been received.

Providers may receive denials or rejections for duplicate claim submission.

This delay affected claims released to Optum between 10 p.m. ET on Oct. 25, 2024, and 10 p.m. ET on Oct. 31, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the transmit delay. Please be aware of possible denials or rejections for duplicate claim submission.

Original message sent on Oct. 29, 2024:

Due to a payer system issue, a delay occurred in the transmissions to the following payers since Oct. 28, 2024.

Payers impacted:

  • CPID 1422 New York Medicaid

  • CPID 1500 New York Medicaid

  • CPID 1502 New York Medicaid Outpatient

  • CPID 2429 New York Medicaid

  • CPID 2743 New York Medicaid

  • CPID 2745 New York Medicaid

  • CPID 6540 New York Medicaid

Optum is working with the payers to resolve this issue. We will notify you as soon as additional information becomes available.

This delay affected claims released to Optum since 10 p.m. ET on Oct. 25, 2024.

Action Required: Be aware of the transmit delay above.

REF 811650 11/6/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 6600 and 6885 Medico Insurance Company

This message is intended for Assurance Reimbursement Management customers. 

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic remittance routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Medico Insurance Company

Professional CPID: 6885

Institutional CPID: 6600

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 23160

Enrollment Requirements:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.

    • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum must complete a new enrollment form.

    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.

  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 811502 11/5/2024


Intelligent EDI - Claims for PID 41222

This message is intended for Intelligent EDI customers.

New Payer Announcement - The following items are covered in this announcement: 

Optum Intelligent EDI is pleased to announce new claim payer connectivity for the following transaction types.

Please incorporate claims into existing files you submit to Optum today. 

Care To Care (Payer ID 41222)
Transactions: 837 Institutional 
Effective Date: Nov. 6, 2024

Please direct any questions to the Support Team at 1-866-OptumGo.

REF 811451 11/5/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 6600 and 6885 Medico Insurance Company

Effective immediately, Optum will be changing electronic remittance routing for the following payer:

Payer Name: Medico Insurance Company

Professional CPID: 6885

Institutional CPID: 6600

Line of Business Code (LOB): J60

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 23160

Enrollment Requirements: 

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.

    • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum must complete a new enrollment form.

    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form. 

Action Required: Please make the following changes to accommodate the routing change:

  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 811501 11//2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Institutional and Professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 23, 2024.

Payers impacted:

  • CPID 1513 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • CPID 1402 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • CPID 1410 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield CC Systems

  • CPID 1429 Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received from the payers.

REF 811352 11/5/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 2431 Colorado Access

A payer experienced issues affecting Institutional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 16, 2024.

Payer impacted: 

  • CPID 2431 Colorado Access

The payer is unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: None. Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received.

REF 811250 11/5/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPID 5428 QualChoice of Arkansas

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting Professional report generation for some claims submitted Oct. 22, 2024 and Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 5428 QualChoice of Arkansas

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received from the payer.

REF 811350  11/4/2024


Report Generation Delay for CPIDs 3584 and 7489 Wyoming Blue Cross Blue Shield

A payer intermediary is experiencing issues affecting institutional and professional report generation for some claims submitted on Oct. 22, 2024, and Oct. 25, 2024.

Payer impacted:

  • CPID 3584 Wyoming Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • CPID 7489 Wyoming Blue Cross Blue Shield

The payer intermediary has been unable to generate and deliver the reports.

Action Required: Please resubmit claims if payment has not been received from the payer.

REF 811351 11/5/2024


Assurance Attachments Performance Issue

This message is intended for Assurance EDI and Assurance Reimbursement Management customers.

Assurance Attachments is experiencing an issue with performance.

This may result in:

Optum is working to resolve this issue. We will notify you as soon as additional information becomes available.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Action Required: None.

REF 811150 11/5/2024


ERA Delivery Delay for some Medicare Payers

Due to a payer intermediary processing issue, there was a delay in some professional and institutional Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for the following payers for file dates of Oct. 18-31, 2024. The issue has been resolved. All impacted ERA files have been received and processed.

Payers impacted:

  • SMCO0, 12M03 - Colorado Medicare

  • SMDE0, 12M76 - Delaware Medicare

  • SMMS0, 12M76 - Mississippi Medicare

  • SMOK0, 12M37 - Oklahoma Medicare

  • SMPA0, 12M60 - Pennsylvania Medicare

  • SMTX0, 12M53 - Texas Medicare

  • 12M88 - Mutual of Omaha CO, NM, OK, TX 

Action Required:

Please be aware of a delay in the delivery of ERA for file dates above.

REF 811100 11/5/2024


PKNLF, PEKIN LIFE INSURANCE - 270/271

Eligibility Inquiry and Response 270/271.

Effective Oct. 9, 2024, Optum is pleased to announce the availability of Real-Time Eligibility transactions for the below payer: 

IMN Payer ID: PKNLF

Payer Name: PEKIN LIFE INSURANCE

Transaction Type: 270/271

Action Required by customer: 

Please update your system to take advantage of this payer transaction. For assistance with submitting Real-Time transactions, please contact your Practice Management System Vendor or open an Optum Customer Care Hub ticket at https://customercare.changehealthcare.com/public/home.html. 

Updated Payer Lists may be obtained from your software vendor or Payer Lists | Change Healthcare.

REF 810616 11/4/2024


Eligibility Inquiry and Response 270/271 for Payer ID 87843 Wellfleet Group LLC

Effective Oct. 23, 2024, Optum is pleased to announce the availability of real time Eligibility transactions for the below payer:

IMN Payer ID: 87843

Payer Name: Wellfleet Group LLC

Transaction Type: 270/271

Action Required by customer:

Please update your system to take advantage of this payer transaction. For assistance with submitting Real-Time transactions, please contact your Practice Management System Vendor or Optum Customer Care Hub ticket.

Updated Payer Lists may be obtained from your software vendor or Payer Lists | Change Healthcare

REF 810617 11/4/2024


Medicaid Massachusetts Real Time 270/271 Eligibility, 276/277 claim status inquiry

In preparation for the upcoming routing change for the following payer, all submitters will need to change their billing intermediary if they are enrolled to submit real time transactions. 

Payer Name: Medicaid Massachusetts

IMN Payer ID: AID45

Exchange Payer ID: MACAID

CPIDs: 5529, 4491, 4492

Adding or changing billing intermediary to Optum Insight - Requirement to submit, or receive, Massachusetts Medicaid EDI transactions with Optum:

To participate in submitting or receiving EDI real time transactions to Massachusetts Medicaid through Optum please go to Enrollment Central for a template to submit the following information on your company letterhead to MassHealth. For assistance, please submit a support case.

Current Date

MassHealth Provider ID / Service Location (PIDSL)

National Provider ID (NPI) Number

Provider Federal Tax Identification Number (TIN) or Employer Identification Number (EIN)

Provider Full Mailing Address

Contact Information (Name, Phone Number, and Email Address)

Signed with typed/printed name

Brief description of the request with HIPAA transactions specified (for example 270/271 real time eligibility, 276/277 real time claim status inquiry).

Vendor Name and Vendor’s MassHealth Submitter ID (PIDSL)

Vendor Name: Optum Insight

Massachusetts Medicaid PID/SL: 110210691A

Action Required:

Providers are responsible for emailing the information above to MassHealth at [email protected] to receive or submit real time transactions with Optum.

REF 810651 11/4/2024


Eligibility Inquiry and Response 270/271 and claim status inquiry 276/277

Effective Oct. 29, 2024, Optum is pleased to announce the availability of Real-time Eligibility and Claim Status transactions for the below payer:

IMN Payer ID: SKMS0
Payer Name: Mississippi Medicaid
Transaction Type: 270/271 and 276/277

Action Required by customer:
Please update your system to take advantage of this payer transaction. For assistance with submitting Real-Time transactions, please contact your Practice Management System Vendor or Optum Customer Care Hub ticket.

Updated Payer Lists may be obtained from your software vendor or Payer Lists | Change Healthcare

REF 810615  11/4/2024


Electronic Routing Change for CPIDs 4480 and 1532, SelectHealth and CPIDs 4410 and 8654, EMI Health

Effective Nov. 1, 2024, Optum will be changing electronic remittance routing for the following payers:

Payer Name: SelectHealth

Professional CPID:  4480

Institutional CPID:  1532

Line of Business Code (LOB): U3P

Payer-assigned Payer ID: SX107

Payer Name: EMI Health

Professional CPID:  4410

Institutional CPID:  8654

Line of Business Code (LOB): H7N

Payer-assigned Payer ID: SX110

Enrollment Requirements:

Remittance:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required.

    • Providers currently receiving electronic remittance through Optum do not need to complete a new enrollment form.

    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form.

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.

  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 810310 11/4/2024


Remittance Reactivation for CPIDs 7623, 6775 Health Choice Utah

Optum recently restored electronic remittance connectivity for the following payer:

Payer Name: Health Choice Utah

Professional CPID: 6775

Institutional CPID: 7623

Industry Payer ID: 45399

Remittance Enrollment Requirements:

  • Payer enrollment for electronic remittance is required:

    • Providers who were previously enrolled with Optum (Change Healthcare) and did not switch their enrollment away from Optum (Change Healthcare) will need to complete a new enrollment.

    • Providers who moved their enrollment to another clearinghouse or have not received remittance will need to re-enroll to receive remittance for this payer from Optum (Change Healthcare).

    • New providers must complete a new enrollment form. 

Action Required: Please consider the following to allow transactions to process properly due to the above changes:

  • Make any necessary system changes.

  • When a payer requires enrollment, forms must be submitted and approved from Enrollment Central.

REF 810250 11/4/2024


UHIN Real Time Payer Update

Effective Nov. 1, 2024, real-time transactions (270/271 and 276/277) are currently unavailable. This impacts current real-time transactions for the Payer IDs listed below. We are working with UHIN to restore these connections as soon as possible and will continue to keep you posted on our progress.

The affected UHIN payers are:

  • Public Employee Health Plan of UTAH (PEHPU/SX106)

  • Select Health (SX107/SELHT)

  • University of Utah Health Plan (UNUTHP/Sx155)

Action Required by Customer:

Please do not send 270/271 or 276/277 transactions to the above payers until connection has been restored. We will keep you updated on restoration of this connections as soon as it is available.

Updated Payer Lists may be obtained from your software vendor.

Action Taken by Optum:

Optum continues to work closely with the payers to re-establish these connections for our customers.

REF 11/1/2024  REF 810100


New Electronic Remittance (ERA) Connections Available on RPA

This message is intended for Revenue Performance Advisor (RPA) customers.

ERA (Remittance) transactions have recently been added for the following payers:

  • 23249 Sentinel Management Services

  • 36347 Northern Illinois Health Plan

  • 36480 Collective Dialysis

  • 38221 Regency Employee Benefits

  • 3833R McLaren Advantage SNP

  • 41822 Dean Health Plan by Medica DOS After 12312023

  • 42137 Select Benefit Administrators Iowa

  • 42140 Centurion Managed Care

  • 43178 Joplin Claims

  • 48116 OhioHealthy

  • 51037 Brokerage Concepts

  • 52613 Partners Health Management

  • 75309 Pacific Southwest Administrators

  • 76031 New Era Emp Welfare Ben Plan

  • 95386 CenCal Health

  • 99915 Vxtra Health

  • AVA02 Avalon Administrative Services - BCBSNC

  • AVA03 Avalon - Capital Blue Cross

  • AVA04 Avalon Administrative Services - BCBSVT

  • COMCL Commons Clinic, Inc.

  • MC721 Blue Cross Community Centennial

  • MPM62 Emanate Health IPA

  • STJOE St. Joseph Heritage

  • TRULI Truli for Health

  • X1787 Massachusetts Laborers' Benefit Funds

REF 810001 11/1/2024


New Electronic Claims Connections Available

Optum has new electronic claims connections available:   

Payer Name: Sutter Connect - SIP,SMG,SWMG encounters 

Institutional CPID: 7956

Payer-assigned Payer ID: 77306 

Payer Enrollment Required: No 

Secondary Claims Accepted: Yes 

Payer Location: California 

Claims Fee: N/A

REF 810200 11/1/2024


Update: Delay in Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for multiple CPIDs

Update: The issue has been resolved. All impacted ERA files have been received and processed.

Original Notice Sent 10/24/24:

Due to a payer intermediary processing issue, there has been a delay in some Professional and Institutional Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for the following payers for file dates of Oct. 18, 2024 through present:

Payers impacted:

• CPID 1449 Colorado Medicare

• CPID 2456 Delaware Medicare

• CPID 3650 JH Mutual of Omaha CO, NM, OK, TX

• CPID 2451 Mississippi Medicare

• CPID 1458 Oklahoma Medicare

• CPID 5598 Pennsylvania Medicare

• CPID 1440 Texas Medicare

Additional updates will be forwarded as more information becomes available.

Action Required: Please be aware of a delay in the delivery of ERA for file dates above.

REF 809961 11/1/2024


Report Generation Delay for multiple CPIDs

Due to a payer intermediary processing issue, some Professional claims transmitted to the payers listed below Oct. 31, 2024 were not processed by the payers.

Payers impacted:

CPID

Payer Name 

1214

AgeRight Advantage Health Plan

9267

Align Senior Care of Florida

8454

Align Senior Care of Michigan

4101

AllCare Advantage

2113

Allcare Health Plan

8714

Allstate - Except New Jersey

1764

Ambetter From Absolute Total Care

9278

Ambetter from Nebraska Total Care

9431

Ambetter from WellCare of Kentucky

9775

Ambetter of Alabama

9433

Ambetter of Oklahoma

2138

American Family Insurance

9429

American Health Advantage of Idaho & Utah

9142

American Health Advantage of Mississippi

7280

American Health Advantage of Missouri

9117

American Health Advantage of Texas

4468

Americas Choice Healthplan

1741

Amerigroup

1412

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Indiana

2421

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Kentucky

1413

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Virginia)

2418

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio

4437

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

8749

Anthem MaineHealth

6220

Arizona Priority Care Plus

4477

Asuris Northwest Medadvantage Regence

4881

Asuris Northwest Regence

7272

Axminster Medical Group

3845

Banner Health Network

8482

Benefit Plan Administrators - Roanoke, VA

1415

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Colorado

1407

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia

7496

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nevada

1169

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York Medicaid/CHP

1401

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin

1243

Blue Cross Community Centennial

1167

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO/HMO

9162

Blue Medicare Advantage

4110

Bollinger Inc

6165

Bridgeview

1750

Brown & Toland Physicians

4246

Capital Health Plan

2810

Capitol Administrators

8146

Care N Care Insurance Co.

2289

Care1st Health Plan of Arizona Medicaid DOS after 11/30/2022

9759

Care1st Health Plan of Arizona Medicaid DOS before 12/01/2022

9762

Care1st Health Plan of Arizona Medicare

4743

Carelon Behavioral Health

6127

Carelon Behavioral Health, MBHP

3293

Carelon Health

2830

CarePlus Health Plans

9722

CareSource North Carolina

1194

CareSource of Georgia

7143

CareSource of Indiana

3826

CareSource of Ohio

7263

CareSource of West Virginia

9226

CareSource PASSE of Arkansas

6777

Centers Plan for Healthy Living

6700

Centurion Managed Care

7275

Citrus Valley Physicians Group

8123

Clear Health Alliance

7416

Colorado Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

7763

Columbine Health Plan

8834

Commonwealth Care Alliance DOS after 3/31/2023

8477

Community Care Plan

2160

Community Care Plan (Commercial)

6865

Community Care Plan (Medicaid)

1420

Connecticut Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

2427

Connecticut BlueCare Family Plan

3419

Connecticut Federal Employee Health Benefits

3420

Connecticut Medicare Blue (Risk)

6795

Contra Costa Health Plan

5862

CorrectCare Integrated Health

7292

CorrectCare Integrated Health- Louisiana

6241

Correctional Health Partners

7738

CountyCare Health Plan

9747

Delaware First Health

2433

Denver Health and Hospital Authority

1232

Denver Health Medical Plan, Inc. - Medicare Choice

8135

Doctors HealthCare Plans

1733

Doctors Professional Services Consultants (DPSC)

1119

Easy Choice Health Plan of California

7787

El Paso First Health Plans - Health Care Options (HCO)

4289

El Paso Health-CHIP

4279

El Paso Health-STAR

5483

Employee Benefit Management Services (EBMS)

1834

Employee Plans

8137

Empower Healthcare Solutions

1795

Envolve Benefit Options

5238

Evolent Specialty Cardiology

3792

Fidelis Care

2875

First Health Network (Coventry Health Care National Network)

7435

FirstCare Health Plans

1414

Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield

3417

Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Options HMO

9128

Florida Blue Medicare

9417

Florida Complete Care

2150

Florida Health Care Plans

5440

Fox Valley Medicine

6851

Friday Health Plans

8189

Gemcare IPA

8879

Georgia Health Advantage

1258

Global Healthcare Alliance

2720

GlobalCare

5853

GMS Insurance

9766

Gold Kidney Health Plan

1772

HAP CareSource

1797

HAP CareSource Michigan Dual Medicare/Medicaid

8716

Health Choice Generations Utah

5243

Healthcare Management Administrators

1723

HealthCare Partners IPA

4448

HealthLink PPO

8750

Healthy Blue Dual Advantage Louisiana

7760

Healthy Blue Louisiana

8867

Healthy Blue Missouri

8870

Healthy Blue Nebraska

9133

Healthy Blue North Carolina

6272

Hispanic Physicians IPA (Encounters Only)

7715

Hopkins Health Advantage

6259

Humana - CareSource of Kentucky

7426

Idaho Regence Blue Shield

1405

Illinois Blue Cross Blue Shield

2234

Illinois Health Partners

5865

Indian Health Services

5404

Insight Benefit Administrators

4445

Insurance Management Services TX

4116

IntegraNet Health

1107

Integrated Health Partners (IHP)

8814

Integrated Homecare Services

9713

Iowa Health Advantage

1404

Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

6733

Iowa Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Crossover

5479

IU Health Plan Medicare Advantage

5432

Johns Hopkins Healthcare / Priority Partners

5882

Kane County IPA

8467

Keycare

9412

Leon Health Plans

1205

Lifeworks Advantage (ISNP Plan)

7446

Maine Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

8812

Maryland Physicians Care

3476

Masters, Mates and Pilots

8860

Medica Government Programs

7859

Medica Health Plan Solutions

6799

Medica Individual and Family (IFB)

2287

Medicare Plus Blue of MI(MAP)

3475

Memorial Hermann Health Solutions

9102

Meridian Medicare Medicaid Plan

9118

MeridianComplete Michigan

2426

Michigan Blue Care Network

1421

Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield

1402

Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield

1410

Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield CC Systems

7892

Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care Programs

1429

Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

1408

Missouri Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

7450

Montana Blue Cross Blue Shield

7422

New Hampshire Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

7403

New Mexico Blue Cross Blue Shield

8864

NextBlue of North Dakota

1213

NHC Advantage

2411

North Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield

1403

Oklahoma Blue Cross Blue Shield

2404

Oregon Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield

7829

Passport Advantage

9123

Perennial Advantage

9421

Perennial Advantage of Colorado

9199

Piedmont Community Health Plan

8128

Pool Administrators, Inc.

5838

Preferred Administrators

3198

Preferred Benefit Administrators (Longwood, Florida)

4252

Presbyterian Salud

8468

Procare Advantage of TX

2807

Professional Benefit Administrators (Oakbrook, Illinois)

4253

Prominence Administrative Services

7281

PruittHealth Premier Medicare Advantage

5428

QualChoice of Arkansas

7264

Quartz ASO

1209

Regence Group Administrators

3257

ResourceOne Administrators

6879

RHA VestaCare

1776

RIS Rx

6246

Riverside Medical Clinic

8256

Saudi Health Mission

4464

SCAN Health Plan

2254

Scott & White Health Plan

4480

SelectHealth

9438

Shared Health Mississippi

7225

Sharp Community Medical Group

7138

Sierra Medical Group

8124

Simply Healthcare Plans, Inc.

1891

Snedeker Risk Management

8708

SOMOS Anthem

8816

SOMOS Emblem

1740

Sonder Health Plans

2490

South Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield

8134

Summit Community Care

1406

Texas Blue Cross Blue Shield

1729

Texas Childrens Health Plan (CHIP)

2483

Texas Childrens Health Plan (STAR Medicaid)

4278

The Boon Group

8763

U.S. Networks and Administrative Services

7810

UMass Medical School Health and Criminal Justice Program

8473

Unicare (TX,MA,KS,WV,RI,IL)

6849

United Group Programs

2412

Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield

2788

Utah Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

8720

Vanderbilt Health

7493

Vermont Blue Cross Blue Shield

4258

VNS Health

7451

Washington Regence Blue Shield

9293

Wellcare by Allwell from Nebraska Total Care

9430

Wellcare by Allwell of Oklahoma

1844

Wellcare Health Plans

3211

Wellcare Health Plans (Encounters)

1775

Wellpoint

2448

Wellpoint Encounters

9441

Wellspace NEXUS LLC

7489

Wyoming Blue Cross Blue Shield

A resolution has been implemented and the claims were retransmitted to the payer intermediary Nov. 1, 2024.

This delay affected claims released to Optum Oct. 31, 2024, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. CT.

Action Required: Be aware of the processing issue above.

REF 809850  11/1/2024

Older Payer Updates

Click the link below to access payer updates prior to October 1st, 2024.

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