What is a billing agency?
Billing agencies are companies that created claims for providers using the information the provider sends to them. Basically, billing agencies are an interface between doctors/facilities and clearinghouses and/or payers. (Back) How does CBH deal with clearinghouses and billing agencies? CBH will conduct transactions with clearinghouses and billing agencies only when they represent a CBH contracted provider. CBH will not utilize a clearinghouse for the purposes of CBHs HIPAA compliance. CBH has remediated their HIPAA compliance issues internally and does not require the use of a clearinghouse. (Back) Can I use .zip files? Yes, however only the Deflate compression algorithm is supported. Other algorithms that some versions of ZIP produce are NOT supported and cannot be processed. (Back) What is an 837 file? An 837 is a certain kind of electronic claims file that HIPAA requires people who send electronic claims to use. There are some older forms of the 837 file, but HIPAA requires that he
Basically, billing agencies are the “middle men” between providers (e.g., doctors/facilities) and clearinghouses and/or payers. Billing agencies create claims for providers using the information the provider sends to them. Billing agencies often give providers software to use to send the claims information. Many billing agencies then send paper claims or electronic claims to clearinghouses.
