Where is the information about the type of secondary identifier that will follow placed for physicians?

Where is the information about the type of secondary identifier that will follow placed for physicians?

• A. Date of service.
• B. Type of secondary identifier that will follow.
• C. Payer’s name.
• D. Patient’s identifier.

Answer: (B)

The information about the type of secondary identifier that will follow is placed in the field labeled Type of secondary identifier that will follow. This field tells the payer what kind of identifier to expect next for the physician, such as a license number or another ID type, so the subsequent data can be interpreted correctly. Date of service, payer’s name, and the patient’s identifier relate to when the service occurred, who the payer is, and the patient’s ID, respectively, and do not convey the kind of secondary identifier to come.

The information about the type of secondary identifier that will follow is placed in the field labeled Type of secondary identifier that will follow. This field tells the payer what kind of identifier to expect next for the physician, such as a license number or another ID type, so the subsequent data can be interpreted correctly. Date of service, payer’s name, and the patient’s identifier relate to when the service occurred, who the payer is, and the patient’s ID, respectively, and do not convey the kind of secondary identifier to come.