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EDI Clearinghouses

AppMed is a HIPAA approved vendor for the following EDI (electronic data interchange) clearinghouses.  Clearinghouses are entities to which you can send electronic claims for several different payers.  In some cases these claims can be sent free of charge.  Others charge a nominal monthly fee.

A national all payer clearinghouse based in St Louis Missouri.  A monthly fee applies.  Internet transmission of claims makes this particularly user friendly.
Operated by Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida, this clearinghouse accepts Blue shield claims from Florida providers.
  THIN (The Health Information Network): Operated jointly by BCBS of Texas and BCBS of Illinois, this is available in the states of Texas and Illinois.  This clearinghouse will collect commercial and BCBS claims for free.  A small fee may apply for Medicare and Medicaid claims.
Operated by BCBS of Minnesota, this clearinghouse is available for users in that state.  Claims for America's PPO (the ARAZ group), Group Health Cooperative, HealthPartners, MN Blue Cross and Blue Shield, MN DHS/Medicaid, Medicare Part A and B and Preferred One can all be sent directly free of charge.  Clear Connect is currently working to contract with THIN to accept other commercial claims.
This clearinghouse is an all payer system for users in Michigan.
Anthem EDI allows you to send Blue Shield claims for Colorado Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio and Virginia.
Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield maintains a facility with EC Solutions where providers in Iowa and South Dakota can send Blue Shield claims.

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