MedicaidAdministrativeMedium impact
Announcing Wisconsin Medicaid's companion documents for the HIPAA-compliant 837 health care claim or adjustment transactions
Wisconsin Medicaid (ForwardHealth)·WI·Billing
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Wisconsin Medicaid has released companion documents for HIPAA-compliant 837 electronic claim transactions (dental, institutional, and professional services). These documents provide Wisconsin Medicaid-specific requirements to be used with national HIPAA Implementation Guides, but implementation dates have not yet been announced.
Action Required
Monitor future Wisconsin Medicaid and BadgerCare Updates for implementation dates. Once announced, billing team must obtain the appropriate 837 companion documents from the Wisconsin Medicaid website (www.dhfs.state.wi.us/medicaid/) or by calling Provider Services at (800) 947-9627. Prepare to update electronic claims submission processes to comply with Wisconsin Medicaid-specific 837 transaction requirements for dental (837D), institutional (837I), and professional (837P) services.