X12 Standard

Term currently used for any X12 standard that has been approved since the most recent release of X12 American National Standards. Because a full set of X12 American National Standards is only released about once every 5 years, it is the X12 standards that are most likely to be in active use. These standards were previously called Draft Standards for Trial Use.

X12/TG2/WG2

Health Care Claims Work Group (WG2) of the Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group maintains the X12 837 Health Care Claim or Encounter transaction.

X12/TG2/WG5

Health Care Claims Status Work Group (WG5) of the Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group maintains the X12 276 Health Care Claims Status Inquiry and the X12 277 Health Care Claim Status Response transactions.

X12F

Subcommittee of X12 that defines electronic date interchange standards for the financial industry. This group maintains the X12 811 [generic] Invoice and the X12 820 [generic] Payment & Remittance Advice transactions, although X12N maintains the associated Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implementation guides.

X12N

Subcommittee of X12 that defines electronic date interchange (EDI) standards for the insurance industry including health care insurance.