[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR162.1101]

[Page 680]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 162--ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart K--Health Care Claims or Equivalent Encounter Information
 
Sec. 162.1101  Health care claims or equivalent encounter information transaction.


    The health care claims or equivalent encounter information 
transaction is the transmission of either of the following:
    (a) A request to obtain payment, and the necessary accompanying 
information from a health care provider to a health plan, for health 
care.
    (b) If there is no direct claim, because the reimbursement contract 
is based on a mechanism other than charges or reimbursement rates for 
specific services, the transaction is the transmission of encounter 
information for the purpose of reporting health care.