NPI data element

The NPI data element and its use are described in Final Rule for the Standard Unique Health Identifier for Health Care Providers (69 FR 3434). Usage of the NPI data element in electronic transactions covered under the HIPAA ruling is required as of January 1, 2006.

This section describes the support provided in Sybase HIPAA Accelerator maps, specifically the locations of the NPI data element in the HIPAA transaction maps.

Map rules have been added to the Sybase HIPAA Accelerator maps to test for NPI elements as defined in the HIPAA Implementation Guides (IGs). When an element is found that should contain an NPI value, that element is copied to a string and passed to the NPI test rules.

NPI testing is disabled as delivered in the product. Enable testing by setting Parameter 9 to 'Y' in ECMAP. See the ECMAP User’s Guide for details on setting parameters.

Table 2-1 illustrates the National Provider Identifier data elements.

NoteThere are no NPI data elements in the 820 compliance map

Table 2-1: NPI data elements

Compliance map

Loop

HIPAA IG page

270

2100A

46

2100B

52

2100B

55

2100B

65

2100C

80 - 82

2100D

121

271

2100A

165

2100B

179

2100B

183

2120C

251

2120C

261-263

2120D

329

2120D

340

276

2100B

63

2100C

68

277

2100B

143

2100C

148

278RQ

2010A

71

2010B

75

2010E

154

278RP

2010A

267

2010B

277

2010CB

325

2010DB

377

2010E

389

2010F

482

834

2310

141-143

835

1000B

73

2000

80

2100

113

2110

157

837D

2010AA

76

2010AB

86

2310A

182

2310B

189

2310C

195

2310D

201

2420A

291

2420C

303

837I

2010AA

77

2010AB

92

2310A

330

2310B

337

2310C

342

2310E

346

2420A

466

2420B

470

2420C

476

837P

2010AA

83

2010AB

97

2310A

271

2310B

278

2310C

284

2310D

290

2310E

298

2420A

488

2420B

494

2420C

499

2420D

508

2420E

513

2420F

524

275 4050

1000C

51

277 RQ for additional info

2100B

58

2100C

62