Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Wellpoint District of Columbia, Inc. works with Availity Essentials* for all electronic data interchange (EDI) transactions.
Availity EDI Gateway
Your organization can submit and receive the following transactions through the Availity EDI Gateway:
- 837 Institutional claims
- 837 Professional claims
- 837 Dental claims
- 835 Electronic remittance advice
- 276/277 Claim status
- 270/271 Eligibility request
- 275 Electronic medical attachments
- 278 Prior authorizations and referrals
Payer name and ID
Your Payer Name is WELLPOINT, and the Payer ID is WLPNT.
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Log in or register with Availity
Health care providers, billing services and clearinghouses who want to exchange self-service and electronic claims transactions with Wellpoint should register or log in to their Availity account.
Electronic funds transfer (EFT)
Electronic claims payment through electronic funds transfer (EFT) is a secure and fast way to receive payment, reducing administrative processes. EFT deposits are assigned a trace number that is matched to the 835 electronic remittance advice (ERA) for simple payment reconciliation.
As of November 1, 2021, use enrollsafe.payeehub.org to register and manage EFT account changes.
Electronic remittance advice (835)
The 835 eliminates the need for paper remittance reconciliation.
Use Availity Essentials to register and manage ERA account changes with these easy steps:
- Log in to Availity Essentials
- Select My Providers > Enrollment Center > ERA Enrollment
Note: If you use a clearinghouse or vendor, please work with them on ERA registration and receiving your ERAs.
Contact Availity
If you have any questions, please contact Availity Client Services at 1-800-Availity (1-800-282-4548), Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Eastern time).
Interested in becoming a provider in the Wellpoint District of Columbia network?
We look forward to working with you to provide quality service for our enrollees.