ANSI ASC X12N 837P Accredited Standards Committee X12

Acronym: ASC X12

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12N 837P (Professional) Version 5010A1 is the current electronic claim version. Health care industry groups develop standards, which the government then adopts. Recognized by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 is a standards development organization that focuses on developing standards for electronic information exchanges. ASC X12 has subcommittees that focus on different industries, such as finance, government, transportation and insurance. The AMA is a member of ASC X12 and participates on the Insurance Subcommittee (X12N), which has a task group focused on health care (TG2). X12N TG2 develops and maintains standards related to the health care insurance industry,