Lesson Layout

In Lesson 4 and Lesson 5, we describe the data elements necessary for CMS-1500 and 837P Medicare claim completion and where to find the information required in those elements.

We show the information for each data element this way:

These icons show when Medicare requires the data element or if it's situational:

R

Required by Medicare

S

Situational

Table 3: Name of Data Element & Source

Name of Data Element	Source
This column describes the information required in the data element.	This column directs you to resources for this information.

The NUCC developed a crosswalk between the ASC X12N 837P and the CMS-1500 hard copy claim form: 08/05 1500-837P Crosswalk.