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Claims

Claims

New Update: As of 9/1/2020, Claim Status can only be obtained through one of our self-service tools.

Sign-on or Register to access KP Online Affiliate, or view claim status as a guest user.

Electronic Claims Submissions, Payments (EFT) and Remits

We’re making changes to improve your EFT/ERA enrollment!

Kaiser Permanente is in the process of moving electronic funds transfer and electronic remittance advice (EFT/ERA) enrollments to a new portal.

Once the new portal is active, this page will be updated with links and instructions. The tentative date range for implementation is January 20-February 21, 2022.

Please check back to this website for updated information. Until then, if you have questions or concerns, please contact EDIsupport@kp.org

Thank you. We look forward to enrolling you in EFT/ERA.

EDI Trading Partners

We encourage you to submit your claims electronically. Our EDI Trading Partners, and Payer ID’s are listed below:

Clearing house
Northern CA

SouthernCA

Hawaii

Georgia Northwest

Mid-Atlantic

Colorado
Office Ally
https://cms.officeally.com
94135 94134 94123 21313 NW002 52095 91617
Navicure
https://www.waystar.com/
N/A N/A N/A 21313 N/A N/A N/A
Availity (formerly REALMED)
www.availity.com
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SSI
http://thessigroup.com
NKAISERCA SKAISERCA 94123 21313 SS002 52095 999990273
Trizetto N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Zirmed N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Relay Health

Alternate IDs

RH009

94135

KS003

94134

KS001

RH0011

94123

RH008

21313

NG010

RH002

93079

NG009

RH010

NG008

RH003

91617

COKSR

Claims tools

Claims submission through Office Ally Direct Data Entry (DDE) Solution.

  • Learn more about free claims submission through Office Ally DDE Solution
  • Submit claims electronically and receive confirmation immediately
  • Correct failed claims directly on website
  • Convenient, secure, and HIPAA compliant
  • 24/7 access from anywhere with an internet connection

Register for Office Ally DDE Solution

Video Overview of Office Ally DDE Solution

Online submission of disputes, appeals and supporting claim documents

We are excited to share with you a new Online Affiliate feature that allows you to upload claim related documents. This new functionality will allow you to take the following action on a claim:

  • File a Dispute (appealing/disputing claim decisions). Select this option if you are requesting reconsideration of payment.
  • Respond to a Request for Information (RFI) by allowing the upload of Kaiser requested documents. Select this option if you have received a letter or EOP denial for additional information.
  • Submit Supporting Documentation. Select this option if you have submitted a claim that you know will require supportive documents.

Sign on or Register to access KP Online Affiliate and start using this feature today!

Claims procedures

For information about submitting claims to us, please download our claims procedures guidelines, which includes information about:

  • billing procedures
  • "clean claim" requirements
  • coding standards
  • our multiple-procedure reimbursement policy
  • Medicare billing
  • the provider payment-dispute process

For information about how to submit claims for self-funded members, download our claims procedures located in our Self-funded provider manual.

Are you filing claims or receiving claim payments electronically? Kaiser Permanente’s Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Suite is designed to save you time and money.

Email the EDI team

If you are interested in enrolling to submit EDI or are having issues related to EDI submissions (EDI claim rejection, missing claim, etc.), click send email to EDI Support:

                                                     Send email to EDI Support 

Kaiser Permanente EDI Suite

The Kaiser Permanente EDI Suite consists of:

Electronic Claim Submission (837) – Send claims electronically for faster, cleaner submissions and more rapid adjudication. Save time, postage, and paper resources.

Electronic Remittance (835) – Receive payment information faster.  Save time with automatic posting of payments.

Automatic Claim Status Notification (277U) – Receive automatic claim status notification upon receipt and every 14 days until the claim is released.  No more having to call to obtain claim status.

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) – Receive payments within 48 hours of a check cycle. No more lost checks.

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) set up

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) set up is easy:

  1. If you have an EDI vendor, contact them and enable electronic remittances for:
    Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States
    Payor ID:  52095
  2. If you do not have an EDI vendor, contact one of these available vendors:

Emdeon
www.emdeon.com
866-924-4634

Relay Health
www.relayhealth.com
866-RELAY-ME (866-735-2963)

Capario
www.capario.com
800-586-6870

Office Ally
www.officeally.com
866-575-4120

ReaLMed Corporation
www.RealMed.com
877-REALMED (877-732-5633)

Ingenix
www.ingenix.com
800-765-6713

3.  Complete the Request for EFT application♦ and mail it to:

Kaiser Permanente
Provider Contracting & Network Management
EFT Coordinator
2101 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, Maryland 20849

Disputes and appeals

Claims disputes
Member appeals

Claims disputes

You may now submit online disputes or appeals online via the Online Affiliate portal. Sign-On or register to access KP Online Affiliate and start using this feature today!

If you disagree with the handling of a claim, you should first call Member Services at 301-468-6000 to inquire about the claim. In most cases, they will be able to answer your questions and resolve any issues you may have.

For further information on fully-funded claims, please refer to the Fully-funded provider manual.

For information on self-funded claims, call 1-877-740-4117.

Member appeals

Members have the right to file a grievance or appeal when they disagree with the Health Plan's decision not to authorize necessary medical services or not to pay for a claim.

Download our appeals policy for members♦, which outlines the appeals process and provides contact information.

For further information on fully-funded appeals, please refer to the Fully-funded provider manual.

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ICD-10 information

Overview

Kaiser Permanente is fully compliant with the legal requirements put forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the ICD-10 mandate. As of October 1, 2015, we began processing claims submitted with ICD-10 codes for dates of service (outpatient) or dates of discharge (inpatient) on or after October 1, 2015.

ICD-10 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

For more information about KP’s ICD-10 authorizations and referrals policy, please see the KP Authorization and Referrals FAQ.

ICD-10 Claims Submission Rules

Kaiser Permanente has chosen to adopt CMS' EDI guidelines for ICD-10, specifically for claims that span the implementation deadline. Please see MLN Matters® Number: SE1408 Revised for specific instructions.

Important contacts

ICD-10 contacts
If, after reviewing KP’s ICD-10 Readiness FAQs, you still have questions related to KP’s ICD-10 implementation, please send an e-mail to: ICD10-Information@kp.org.

Useful ICD-10 links

For additional ICD-10 information, you may refer to these useful links from the

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS):