COB Coordination of Benefits
COB Coordination of Benefits
To supply information on coordination of benefits
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
COB-01
Payer Responsibility Sequence Number Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
-
Code identifying the insurance carrier's level of responsibility for a payment of a claim
COB-02
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Optional
1
80
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
COB02 is the policy number.
COB-03
Coordination of Benefits Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
-
Code identifying whether there is a coordination of benefits
COB-04
Service Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
2
-
Code identifying the classification of service