MedicaidAdministrativeMedium impact
Electronic Processing for Emergency Ambulance Transport Services
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL · Emergency Medicine·Provider Notice
Effective date
Mar 22, 2005
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Illinois Medicaid requires providers to mark the 'Emergency' field as 'Y' when submitting electronic claims for emergency ambulance transport services. This applies to both ANSI X12 format (837P Loop 2400, SV109) and MEDI IEC system submissions.
Action Required
Immediately: Billing team must ensure all electronic claims for emergency ambulance transport services include 'Y' in the Emergency field (837P Loop 2400, SV109 for ANSI X12 format, or Emergency box on DDE screen for MEDI IEC system). Update billing system settings and staff training for Illinois Medicaid claims processing.