Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Submit claims through a clearinghouse

Get Started

For successful EDI claim submission, you will need to use electronic reporting made available by your vendor and/or clearinghouse. Health Net returns claims acknowledgements to the clearinghouse with notifications of acceptance or rejection of individual claims. Providers can review these reports to check the status of their submission.

Health Net processes anesthesia, medical, coordination of benefits (COB), hospital, and surgical claims electronically. We accept electronic claims directly from Availity and Ability. Claims regarding other benefits, including certain mental health, complementary treatments, pharmacy, and outpatient radiology are administered for Health Net by outside vendors and claims are processed by each vendor accordingly.

Our partnership with MD On-line/Ability allows even the smallest practice to take advantage of EDI savings, for free. Using this web-based solution, you can submit direct to Health Net on-line.

Submitting claims to Health Net through Availity

Health Net has contracted with Availity to provide claims clearinghouse services for Health Net claim submission. Availity will work with your clearinghouse or vendor to get the claims submitted to Health Net in a timely manner.

Reports

Providers may also check the status of paper and electronic claims via our claims status transaction available through Availity or online at HealthNet.com. Registration is required.

Electronic Remittance Advice and Electronic Funds Transfer from Health Net

Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA)

Health Net has further streamlined our business processes to improve claims procedures. Providers can now register to receive Electronic Remittance Advices (ERA). These features streamline claim processing, reduce administrative work and improve provider satisfaction by reducing claims-related problems.

ERA files give providers details regarding multiple claims. ERA improves providers' business office workflow by allowing the adjudicated claim information to automatically post to accounts receivable systems. Health Net will send an ERA to any provider who registers with Health Net and with a clearinghouse. ERA is available in all Health Net service areas.

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

EFT automates the distribution of funds into providers' accounts using Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) processing. EFT is the electronic mechanism used to instruct Depository Financial Institutions (DFIs) to move money from one account to another. Many formats are available for the actual data in the electronic message, and different formats apply at each stage. EFT is safe, secure, efficient, and less expensive than paper check payments and collections. A separate registration form is required. Get help from Health Net's EDI specialists. Please contact the Health Net Provider Services Center regarding all claim adjudication issues regardless of submission method.

For Health Net Employer group, MA HMO, HMO, PPO and EPO; POS, CommunityCare, Centene Corporation Employee Self-Insured PPO, Medi-Cal (including CalViva Health) and/or Cal MediConnect, please register on-line at healthnet.com.

ERA and EFT require separate registration. You can register for just ERA, just EFT or both.

Register Online or Download Enrollment Forms

Register Online

• ERA – Electronic Remittance Advice Online Enrollment
• EFT – Electronic Funds Transfer Online Enrollment

Download Enrollment Forms

• ERA – Electronic Remittance Advice Authorization Agreement (PDF)
• EFT – Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Agreement (PDF)

For members enrolled with Ambetter, Medicare Advantage (Allwell) and CA on and off Exchange

Providers must enroll with PaySpan to enroll in the ERA and EFT program to obtain access to ERA and EFT delivery services.

A unique registration code is required for registration with Payspan. A registration code can be requested by any of the following methods:

• Online registration with Payspan
• Via email – Provider Support Payspanhealth.com
• Contact Payspan Provider Services at 1-877-331-7154, Option 1

Registration codes requested online or via email will be emailed from Payspan along with detailed registration instructions.

Using EDI for Eligibility & Benefits Verification

HIPAA Standard 270/271 Eligibility Transactions

Requests for eligibility status for a single commercial, Medicare or state health programs member transaction may be submitted by registered participating providers on the Health Net provider website. Select the appropriate Verify Eligibility link under Eligibility & Benefits to the left to get started.

To request eligibility and obtain eligibility information for multiple members at one time, providers can use the 270/271 eligibility transaction through one of two electronic clearinghouses. A 270 request provides eligibility verification information directly to providers through a real-time link. Providers submit a request for a single HIPAA standard 270 or multiple 270s and obtain the 271 responses from Health Net online.

271 responses are also compliant with the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH^®)/Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE™) Phase II requirements.

In accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy requirements for submission of electronic health care transactions, Health Net is compliant in meeting and adopting the 270/271 eligibility transaction standards as outlined by HIPAA and with the Administration Simplication Operating rules for eligibility and health care claim status transactions. Check with your vendor/clearinghouse for sending/receiving eligibility requests using the 270/271 real time transaction or contact one of the Health Net clearinghouses listed below to set up the HIPAA standard 270 request:

Using EDI for Claim Status Verification

HIPAA Standard 276/277 Claim Transactions

Requests for claims status for a single commercial, Medicare or state health programs member transaction may be submitted by registered participating providers on the Health Net provider website. Select the appropriate Verify claims link under Eligibility & Benefits to the left to get started.

To request claims status information for multiple members at one time, providers can use the 276/277 claims transaction through one of three electronic clearinghouses. A 276 request provides claims status information directly to providers through a real-time link. Providers submit a request for a single HIPAA standard 276 or multiple 276s and obtain the 277 responses from Health Net online.

276 responses are also compliant with the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH®)/Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORETM) Phase II requirements.

In accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy requirements for submission of electronic health care transactions, Health Net is compliant in meeting and adopting the 276/277 claim transaction standards as outlined by HIPAA and with the Administration Simplification Operating rules for health care claim status transactions. Check with your vendor/clearinghouse for sending/receiving claim requests using the 276/277 real time transaction or contact one of the Health Net clearinghouses listed below to set up the HIPAA standard 276 request.

Payer IDs for claim submissions

Refer to the table* for payer identification (ID) information.

* For dates of service on or after 11/1/2023, for medical and behavioral services rendered outside of California for California-based employer groups, consult the back of the member ID card for appropriate payer ID and claims submission address.

EDI Support

If your request is regarding claim denial, claim appeal status or web support issues, please contact the health plan directly. If your request is EDI related, please contact the EDI Solution Center, preferably by email, at the contact location listed below. Please provide your name, telephone number, claim submission ID, health plan name and a description of the issue with your request.

Centene EDI Solution Center
Via email to EDIBA@centene.com or by phone at 1-800-225-2573, extension 6075525