How To Get Started – Five Easy Steps

1. Contact your vendor, clearinghouse or billing service to ensure they support the electronic attachment program which includes the following:
   • 6020 version of the 277RFI transaction;
   • HL7 CDA R2 (structured or unstructured) or HL7 C-CDA R2.1 (Operative Note template or Unstructured Document)
2. Review the National Government Services attachment companion guides located on our website under EDI Solutions then Standard Companion Guides.
   • NGS X12/HL7 Claim Attachment Companion Guide, and
   • 277 Request Additional Information Companion Guide
   • Send to your vendor or clearinghouse as needed.
3. Download the X12 275 v6020, 277RFI v6020 TR3’s, the HL7 Attachment Implementation Guide, and C-CDA R2.1 guide, if needed. The X12 guides are available on the official Washington Publishing Company website; the HL7 guides are available on the Health Level Seven website.01/07/2022
4. Enroll for the attachment transactions with NGS through the online EDI enrollment tools on our website under Resources>EDI Enrollment>Start Enrollment Process
5. Contact EDI Helpdesk with any questions.
   
   J6: 877-273-4334
   JK: 888-379-9132

Reviewed 9/23/2024