
Section A-EDI User Guide IV - Communications-Sending & Receiving Files
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Release 1 (January 2008)
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Georgia - Medicare
Sending X12N Transactions to Georgia Medicare
Both communications protocols (Xmodem and Zmodem) will send X12N transactions to Georgia
Medicare. The basic sending procedure for Xmodem and Zmodem is the same for both protocols.
Use the following procedure to login and send X12N transactions, with Xmodem or Zmodem.
1. Using an asynchronous modem, dial into the Georgia Medicare transaction line.
2. After the modem connects, pause for three seconds.
3. Example initialization string for a MultiTech Model MT2834BA modem:
(The initialization string will differ with different modems.)
1 2
1234567890123456789012345
4. Create and send the Submitter Login Record in ASCII format as defi ned in the chart below.
The login must not exceed 64 bytes including a carriage return (013 deci mal, 0D hex) and line
feed (010 decimal, 0A hex).
Field Name
Position
Length
Record
Indicator
16 /SLRON indicates this event is a submitter login.
Submitter
Identifier
7 12 EDI Services assigns this value. Submitter ID also
populates ISA06 in the X12N interchange.
Submitter
Password
19 8 Authenticates the Submitter ID.
Assembly
Method
27 3 NAT is the only valid value. This value identifies the
method to reassemble the file if necessary.
Identifies the data contained in the transmission
Report Type
ANSI837I 1 - ANSI X12N 837 Institutional Claims
ANSI276 1 - ANSI X12N 276 Claim Status Requests
Transaction ID 54 4 ANSI is the only valid value.
Claim ID 58 3
Filler 61 2
Carriage Return is 013 decimal, 0D hex.
Line Feed is 010 decimal, 0A hex.
Configure your system to assign this value by month, day, minute, and
second (MMDDMMSS); or month, day, hour, second (MMDDHHSS).
The submitter assigns this value to identify the transmission. This field may
not be blank or contain leading or imbedded spaces.
(8-byte
Transmission
Identifier)
Medicare Part A Sample
Submitter Login Record
1 2 3 4 5 6
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901
/SLRONSUBMITTER_IDPASSWORDNATTRANS_IDANSI837I 1
ANSI
merican National Standards
Institute
MDA Identifies Medicare Part A
0
End of File 63 2 (Carriage Return and Line Feed)
Protocol
Indicator
53 1 X Xmodem
Z Zmodem
This value sets the communications protocol for
transmission.
ANSI837I 1
ANSI276 1
Value
Data Format 38 15 One of the following values:
(12 Character Submitter ID)
(assigned by EDI Services)
NAT
Transmission
Identifier
30 8
Must have a unique value and may repeat within 2 years of transmission.
Suggestions for Transmission Identifier:
Configure your system to increment an original value automatically.
Submitter Login Record Specification—Sending Files
All fields are left justified with blanks filled. Fill blanks with a space (032 decimal, 20 hex).
Value / Description
/SLRON Submitter login
AT Value identifies the modem and may differ with different modems
V1 Verbose result codes
E0 Echo Off
M1 Monitor speaker on until carrier detect
0 Result codes will be sen
&C1 Carrier detect normal
&D3 Causes modem to reset to default parameters when CD drops
&E14 Data com
ression of
S7=60 Time to wait for CD
ATV1E0M1Q0&C1&D3&E14S7=60
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