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ANSI X12-compliant Country Codes

You can override the country description in the Countries master list with an ANSI X12-compliant code from the External tab of the master list. A new option in the External System field, ANSI_X12_Code_Table, was added for claims purposes to be used to translate a country code to an ANSI X12-compliant code. This function enables you to use the required format for a foreign country to send on claims for non-US patients.

When a country code has an External ID entered with the ANSI_X12_Code_Table External System selected, then during billing that country code is translated into the code rather than the first three letters of the description from the master list. That code will then be the code that appears on the claim in the electronic 837 file's N4 segments.