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X12 Standards are the workhorse of business to business exchanges.

What is X12?

Established more than 40 years ago, X12 is a non-profit, ANSI-accredited, cross-industry standards development organization whose work is used by an overwhelming percentage of business-to-business transactions upholding America’s electronic information exchange.

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X12 Standards

A continuously adapting language and expansive vocabulary that allows millions of transactions a day to seamlessly flow.

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Consensus-Based

Developed and maintained through stakeholder consensus

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Interoperable

Complementary to other standards organizations' work

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Syntax-Neutral

Produced in and compatible with many syntaxes

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Ready for the Future

Continuously adapting language and vocabulary

What does it mean to be an X12 member?

X12 members represent hundreds of businesses, non-profit associations and government organizations spanning supply chain, transportation, health care, insurance, finance and other industries.

Doreen Espinoza
Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare
Zurich North America
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
Aetna, Inc.
Verna Schultz
PPO Check Ltd.
GS1 US
Cognosante, LLC
Blue Shield of California
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Gainwell Technologies

By Industry

X12 standards enable millions of transactions to seamlessly flow between businesses across many industries. See all industries.

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Supply Chain

The complementary use of X12 Standards and GS1 Standards enable efficiencies - across the supply chain.

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Rail

The North American railroad industry relies on X12 transactions, exchanging millions of messages each day.

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Defense

X12 transactions have enabled the management and movement of goods for the DoD consistently for decades.

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