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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Services
Unicare has a strategic relationship with Availity to serve as our Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) partner for all electronic data and transactions. Health care professionals, billing services and clearinghouses who are new to the EDI space can register to exchange 27x self-service and 837 claims electronic transactions with Availity.
Visit Availity for more information.
Who is Availity?
You may know Availity as a web portal or claims clearinghouse, but they are much more. Availity is also an intelligent EDI Gateway for multiple payers, and will be the single EDI connection for Unicare.
Your organization can submit and receive the following transactions through Availity’s EDI Gateway.
 | 837- Institutional Claims |
| 837- Professional Claims |
| 837- Dental Claims |
| 835- Electronic Remittance Advice |
| 276/277- Claim Status |
| 270/271- Eligibility Request |
| 278 – Authorization/Referral |
| 278N- Admission/ Discharge Notification |
| 275- Medical Attachments |
Please note: All trading partners must use the Availity EDI Gateway to submit Unicare EDI transactions. The EDI gateway migration does not impact provider participation status or adjudication of claims.
Below are ways you can exchange EDI transmissions with Availity:
- Continue to use your existing vendor or clearinghouse to submit your claims to Availity's EDI Gateway for you.
Please work with your vendor to ensure connectivity to the Availity EDI Gateway.
- Submit your own EDI transmissions and become a direct trading partner with Availity.
You can submit directly to the Availity EDI Gateway without going through a third party vendor.
Register here to gain access to Availity.
The following guides will assist you through the transition:
 | Use Availity's EDI Companion Guide for a detailed guide for transmitting EDI transactions to the Availity EDI Gateway. |
835 Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA)
| Please use Availity to register and manage account changes for ERA. |
| If you were previously registered to receive ERA, you must register using Availity to manage account changes. |
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
| Electronic claims payment through electronic funds transfer (EFT) is a secure and fastest way to receive payment reducing administrative processes. EFT deposit is assigned a trace number that is matched to the 835 Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for simple payment reconciliation. |
| Use Enroll Safe™ to register and manage EFT account changes. |
Payer Codes for Availity EDI Gateway
Contact Availity Client Services at 1-800-AVAILITY (282-4548)
Assistance is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eastern time (excluding holidays)
5010 Companion Guide
Transaction Specific Companion Documents
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