MN–ITS Help Text – 837P – Service Line
The table below describes the individual fields on the Services screens used for line item billing, line item coordination of benefits reporting, and reporting other providers for a specific service line. * The Field Name column identifies X12 loops and elements only for fields that display in the MN–ITS screens. Refer to the X12 HIPAA Companion Guides available through the WPC X12 Registry for additional instruction when submitting batch claims.
Select MN–ITS User Guides to obtain additional instruction for submitting claims for specific services using MN–ITS DDE.
Field Name* | Valid Values | Character Length | Field Description |
Date of Service (From) | MMDDCCYY | 8 | The date, or begin date of a consecutive date range, the service was provided |
Date of Service (To) | MMDDCCYY | 8 | The date, or last date of a consecutive date range, the service was provided |
Place of Service | Refer to the MN–ITS screen for values available | Code identifying the location where the service was rendered (unless otherwise indicated for the service) when different than what was reported on the Claim Information screen | |
Procedure Code | 5 | Code (CPT or HCPCS) identifying the product or service | |
Procedure Code Modifier(s) | 2 | Code(s) that clarifies or further identifies the service indicated in the procedure code field | |
Diagnosis Pointer | Refer to the MN–ITS screen for values available | Indicates, in the order of importance, the diagnosis code(s) from the Claim Information screen that apply to this service | |
Line Item Charge | 10 | The total charge for the service | |
Service Unit Count | 1-15 | The quantity of units, time, days, visits, services or treatments for the service | |
Other Payer | |||
Other Payer Primary Identifier | Refer to the MN–ITS screen for values available | Identifier of the insurance carrier or the Medicare contractor NPI | |
Service Line Paid Amount | 10 | The total dollar amount paid for this service by the other payer | |
Adjudication - Payment Date | 1-35 | Date of payment or denial determination by Medicare payer for this service line | |
Paid Unit Count | 1-15 | The number of units identified as being paid from the other payer’s EOB/EOMB | |
Claim Adjustment Group Code | Refer to the MN–ITS screen for values available | Code identifying the general category of payment adjustment | |
Adjustment Reason Code | 1-5 | Code identifying the reason the adjustment was made | |
Adjustment Amount | 10 | The total dollar amount of the adjustment made to this service line | |
Adjustment Quantity | 1-15 | The number of units being adjusted for this service line | |
Situational Services | |||
Prior Authorization | 11 | Authorization number for the service when different than the authorization number reported at the claim level | |
Certification Condition Indicator | Not used by MHCP | ||
Ambulance Patient Count | 1-15 | The number of patients, when more than one is transported in the same ambulance or non-emergency transportation service | |
Line Note | 1-80 | Free form description to provide additional information/clarification about the service | |
Qualifier | JP – tooth number JO – Oral cavity designation | 1-80 | CDT code indicating type of value entered for the service |
Value | Refer to the ADA CDT Reference Guide for valid values | Tooth number(s) or oral cavity designation(s) for the service | |
Description | 1-80 | Free form description to specifically identify the service | |
NDC | Use the 5-4-2 NDC format | 11 | National Drug Code (NDC) that further specifies the HCPCS code used for the service |
NDC Count | 1-15 | Number specifying the drug quantity | |
CODE Qualifier | Refer to the MN–ITS screen for values available | Code indicating type of measurement for the NDC count | |
Other Providers | |||
Rendering Provider | |||
NPI/UMPI | 10 | NPI/UMPI of the provider who performed the service | |
Referring Provider | |||
NPI/UMPI | 10 | NPI/UMPI of the provider who made the referral for the service | |
Service Facility Location | |||
NPI/UMPI | 10 | NPI/UMPI identifying one of the following: Where the service was actually provided The recipient’s or provider’s home/clinic location when the location of health care service is different than the billing provider | |
Ordering Provider | |||
NPI/UMPI | 10 | NPI/UMPI of the provider who ordered the service | |