National Uniform Billing Committee
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The National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) is the governing body for forms and codes use in medical claims billing
in the United States
for institutional providers like Hospital
s. The NUBC was formed by the American Hospital Association
(AHA) in 1975. All the major national provider and payer organizations participate in discussions and decisions on policy and guidelines.
In 1982 after much work and debate the UB-82 emerged as the endorsed national uniform bill. After an 8 year moratorium on change, the UB-82 UB-was replaced UB-92, and became the standard for billing paper institutional medical claims in the United States, until creation of the UB-04. With the onset of HIPAA and the transition to electronic claims submission for reimbursement, NUBC has become the steward of the related data specifications for medical claims coding on electronic institutional claims.
Medical billing (United States)
Medical billing & coding is the process of submitting and following up on claims to insurance companies in order to receive payment for services rendered by a healthcare provider. The same process is used for most insurance companies, whether they are private companies or government-owned...
in the United States
United States
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for institutional providers like Hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
s. The NUBC was formed by the American Hospital Association
American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association is an organization that promotes the quality provision of health care by hospitals and health care networks through such efforts as promoting effective public policy and providing information related to health care and health administration to health care...
(AHA) in 1975. All the major national provider and payer organizations participate in discussions and decisions on policy and guidelines.
In 1982 after much work and debate the UB-82 emerged as the endorsed national uniform bill. After an 8 year moratorium on change, the UB-82 UB-was replaced UB-92, and became the standard for billing paper institutional medical claims in the United States, until creation of the UB-04. With the onset of HIPAA and the transition to electronic claims submission for reimbursement, NUBC has become the steward of the related data specifications for medical claims coding on electronic institutional claims.