999 focuses on X12 transaction acceptance
The 999 acknowledgment reports whether an X12 transaction set or functional group was accepted, accepted with errors, or rejected at the transaction-processing level.
277CA focuses on claim acknowledgment
A 277CA can report claim-level acknowledgment status and claim-related status codes after an electronic health care claim is received.
Neither is the final payment decision
Acknowledgment is different from adjudication. A claim can pass an acknowledgment stage and still later be denied or adjusted.
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Sources and verification
Paper or electronic professional claims?
Choose the workflow that matches how you need to deliver the claim.