Definition of National Uniform Claim Committee

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National Uniform Claim Committee

The term 'National Uniform Claim Committee ' as it applies to the area of Medicare in the United States can be defined as ' An organization, chaired and hosted by the American Medical Association, that maintains the HCFA-1500 claim form and a set of data element specifications for professional claims submission via the HCFA-1500 claim form, the Professional EMC NSF, and the X12 837. The NUCC also maintains the Provider Taxonomy Codes and has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting non-dental non-institutional professional health care services'.

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