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CMS 1500
Block numbers and descriptions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Box 1 | Type of Health Insurance Coverage Applicable to the Claim |
| Box 2 | Patient's Name |
| Box 3 | Patient's Birth Date |
| Box 4 | Insured's Name |
| Box 5 | Patient's Address and Telephone Number |
| Box 9 | Other Insured's Name |
| Box 9a | Other insured's policy or group number |
| Box 10a-c | Patient's condition related to: |
| Box 11 | Insured's policy group or FECA number |
| Box 11a | Insured's Date of Birth |
| Box 11b | Employer's Name or School Name |
| Box 14 | Date of Current Illness |
| Box 17 | Name of Referring Provider or Other Source |
| Box 17b | Referring Physician's NPI |
| Box 19 | Reserved for Local Use |
| Box 21 | Diagnosis or Nature of Illness or Injury |
| Box 24a | Date of Service |
| Box 24b | Place of Service |
| Box 24d | Procedures, Services, or Supplies code |
| Box 24e | Diagnosis Pointer |
| Box 24f | Charges |
| Box 24g | Days or Units |
| Box 24j | Rendering Provider NPI |
| Box 25 | Federal Tax ID Number |
| Box 26 | Patient's Account Number (if desired) |
| Box 27 | Accept Assignment |
| Box 28 | Total charge |
| Box 29 | Dollar Amount |
| Box 31 | Signature of Physician or Supplier |
| Box 32 | Service Facility Location Information |
| Box 32a | Service Facility NPI |
| Box 33 | Billing Provider |
| Box 33a | Billing Provider NPI |
| Block 1-13 | Patient Demographics |
| Blocks 14-33 | Patient's Condition and the Provider's Information |
| Box 1a | Insured's ID Number |
| Box 6 | Patient's Relationship to Insured |
| Box 7 | Insurance Primary to Medicare, Insured's Address and Telephone number |
| Box 8 | Reserved for NUCC use |
| Box 9b | Reserved for NUCC use |
| Box 9c | Reserved for NUCC use |
| Box 9d | Insurance Plan/Program Name |
| Box 11c | Insurance Plan/Program Name |
| Box 11d | Leave Blank |
| Box 12 | Patient's or Authorized Person's Signature |
| Box 13 | Medigap Benefits, Insured/Authorized Person's Signature |
| Box 15 | Leave Blank |
| Box 16 | Dates Patient Unable to Work in Current Occupation |
| Box 17a | Leave Blank |
| Box 18 | Service Furnished as a Result of, or Subsequent to, a Related Hospitalization |
| Box 20 | Diagnostic and Purchased Test |
| Box 21 | Patient's Diagnosis/Condition |
| Box 22 | Leave Blank |
| Box 23 | Prior Authorization Number |
| Line 24 | Service Line |
| Box 24c | Leave Blank |
| Box 24h | Leave Blank |
| Box 24i | ID Qualifier |
| Box 30 | Leave Blank |
| Box 32b | ID Qualifier or PIN |