Could a patient submit a out of network claim reimbursement using the X12 837?
The Front Matter Section 1.4 Business Usage of the 837 Health Care Claim Transaction(s) states that the transaction is designed “…to submit health care claim billing information, encounter information, or both, from providers of health care services to payers, either directly or via intermediary billing services and claims clearinghouses”. Based on this requirement the Patient cannot be the submitter of the X12 837 transaction.