NAME:         	FI or MAC Number             
 
 
 DESCRIPTION: 	The identification number assigned by CMS to a fiscal
 		intermediary (FI) authorized to process institutional claim
 		records. 
 
 		Effective October 2006, the Medicare Administrative
 		Contractors (MACs) began replacing the existing fiscal 
		intermediaries and started processing institutional 
		claim records for states assigned to its jurisdiction.
 
 
 SHORT NAME: 	FI_NUM

 LONG NAME: 	FI_NUM

 TYPE:		CHAR
 
 LENGTH: 	5
 
 SOURCE: 	CWF

 
 CODE VALUES:	Different FI/MAC carriers are under contract with CMS at different times.
		See the CMS website for MAC Contract Status (for example):
		http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Contracting/Medicare-Administrative-Contractors/MACContractStatus.html

		Fiscal Intermediary Numbers (as of June 2004)

		State 		Contract 	Contractor 			Identifier 
		
		Multiple 	FI 		Mutual of Omaha 		52280 			
		Alabama 	FI 		Cahaba 				00010 						
		Alaska 		FI 		Noridian 			00322 
		Arizona 	FI 		BCBS Arizona 			00030 
		Arkansas 	FI 		BCBS Arkansas 			00020 
		California 	FI 		UGS 				00454 
		Colorado 	FI 		TrailBlazer 			00400 
		Connecticut 	FI 		Empire 				00308 
		Delaware 	FI 		Empire 				00308 
		D.C.	 	FI 		Carefirst of MD 		00190 
		Florida 	FI 		First Coast 			00090 
		Georgia 	FI 		BCBS Georgia 			00101 
		Hawaii* 	FI 		UGS 				00454 
			* Includes Guam and American Samoa
		Idaho 		FI 		Regence 			00350 
		Illinois 	FI 		AdminaStar 			00131 
		Indiana 	FI 		AdminaStar 			00130 
		Iowa 		FI 		Cahaba 				00011 
		Kansas 		FI 		BCBS Kansas 			00150 
		Kentucky 	FI 		AdminaStar 			00160 
		Louisiana 	FI 		Trispan 			00230 
		Maine 		FI 		Associated Hospital of ME 	00180 			
		Maryland 	FI 		Carefirst of Maryland 		00190 
		Massachusetts 	FI 		Associated Hospital of ME 	00181 
		Michigan 	FI 		UGS 				00452 
		Minnesota 	FI 		Noridian 			00320 
		Mississippi 	FI 		Trispan 			00230 
		Missouri 	FI 		Trispan 			00230 
		Montana 	FI 		BCBS Montana 			00250 
		Nebraska 	FI 		BCBS Nebraska 			00260 
		Nevada 		FI 		UGS 				00454 
		New Hampshire	FI 		BCBS NH/VT 			00270 
		New Jersey 	FI 		Riverbend 			00390 
		New Mexico 	FI 		TrailBlazer 			00400 
		New York 	FI 		Empire 				00308 
		North Carolina	FI 		Palmetto 			00382 
		North Dakota 	FI 		Noridian 			00320 
		Ohio 		FI 		AdminaStar 			00332 
		Oklahoma 	FI 		BCBS Oklahoma 			00340 
		Oregon 		FI 		Regence 			00350 
		Pennsylvania	FI 		Veritus 			00363 
		Puerto Rico*	FI		Cooperativa 			57400  
			*Includes Virgin Islands
		Rhode Island	FI 		Arkansas BCBS 			00021 
		South Carolina	FI 		Palmetto 			00380 
		South Dakota	FI 		Cahaba 				00011 
		Tennessee 	FI 		Riverbend 			00390 
		Texas 		FI 		TrailBlazer 			00400 
		Utah 		FI 		Regence 			00350 
		Vermont 	FI 		BCBS NH/VT 			00270 
		Virginia 	FI 		UGS 				00453 
		Washington 	FI 		Noridian 			00322 
		West Virginia	FI 		UGS 				00453 
		Wisconsin 	FI 		UGS 				00450 
		Wyoming 	FI 		BCBS Wyoming 			00460 


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