Which of the following explains a reason that the five levels of the HIPAA 837 are set up as a hierarchy?
A. So that when the claim is sent electronically, the only data elements that have to be sent are those that do not repeat previous data.
B. To conform with the order that payers demand the information to be transmitted.
C. The most important information on the HIPAA 837 appears first.
D. None of these are correct.
Answer: A
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