EDI 273 Insurance Annuity Application Status

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Insurance/Annuity Application Status Transaction Set (273) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used by insurance providers to inform their trading partners of the current status of a life insurance or annuity application during the underwriting process.

Segments

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
100
ST
Transaction Set Header
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
200
BGN
Beginning Segment
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the beginning of a transaction set
300
CUR
Currency
Opt
AtMax 1
To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction
350
UD
Underwriting Status
Opt
AtMax 1
To identify and describe underwriting status of submitted applications
NM1
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 2
ACT
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
ENT
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
BEN
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
BLI
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
MSG
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
5600
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

Elements

PositionElementNameRequirementTypeMin/MaxRepeat
1
143
Transaction Set Identifier CodeMandatoryID3/31
2
329
Transaction Set Control NumberMandatoryAlphanumeric4/91
3
1705
Implementation Convention ReferenceOptAlphanumeric1/351