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Insurance Timely Filing Limits (Updated for 2026)

Quickly look up, search, and verify claims submission deadlines for the top 50 commercial, government, and regional healthcare payers.

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Payer Name Payer ID Timely Filing Limit Payer Type Action
AK Medicare Part B 00831 365 days Medicare View Details
AL Medicare Part A 10111 365 days Medicare View Details
AL Medicare Part B 10112 365 days Medicare View Details
AZ Medicare Part A 03101 365 days Medicare View Details
AZ Medicare Part B 03102 365 days Medicare View Details
CA Medicare Institutional 01111 365 days Medicare View Details
CA Medicare North 01102 365 days Medicare View Details
CA Medicare South 01192 365 days Medicare View Details
CA Medicaid (Medi-Cal) 57016 365 days Medicaid View Details
AZ Medicaid (AHCCCS) AZMCD 365 days Medicaid View Details
AR Medicaid 12023 365 days Medicaid View Details
AL Medicaid ALMCD 365 days Medicaid View Details
CO Medicaid SKCO0 365 days Medicaid View Details
CT Medicaid SKCT0 365 days Medicaid View Details
DC Medicaid DCMCD 365 days Medicaid View Details
DE Medicaid DEMCD 365 days Medicaid View Details
BUCKEYE OHIO MEDICAID 00042 365 days Medicaid View Details
CARESOURCE OH MEDICAID 00031 365 days Medicaid View Details
Aetna 60054 120/180 days Commercial View Details
All Savers Insurance/UnitedHealthcare 81400 90/180 days Commercial View Details
CIGNA 62308 90/180 days Commercial View Details
Humana 61101 90/180 days Commercial View Details
ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD HP 45302 180 days Commercial View Details
CA Blue Cross 47198 180 days Commercial View Details
CA Blue Shield 94036 180 days Commercial View Details
AZ Blue Cross 53589 180 days Commercial View Details
Capital Blue Cross 23045 180 days Commercial View Details
Independence Blue Cross Blue Shield 54704 180 days Commercial View Details
Blue Cross Complete of Michigan 32002 180 days Commercial View Details
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan 57115 180 days Commercial View Details
TRICARE (East / West) TRICARE 365 days Federal / Military Reference Only
Optum VACCN Regions 1,2,3 VACCN 365 days Federal / Military View Details
CHAMPVA HAC 84146 365 days Federal / Military View Details
Aetna Better Health of Florida 128FL 180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Aetna Better Health of Illinois/ IlliniCare 68024 180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Aetna Better Health of Kansas 128KS 180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Aetna Better Health of Kentucky 128KY 180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Aetna Better Health of Louisiana 128LA 180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Aetna Better Health of Maryland 128MD 180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Aetna Better Health of Michigan 128MI 180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Aetna Better Health of New Jersey 46320 180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Aetna Better Health of New York 34734 180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Aetna Better Health of Ohio 50023 180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Aetna Better Health of Virginia 128VA 180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Aetna Better Health Pennsylvania 23228 180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Centene 68069 180 days Commercial View Details
Molina Healthcare of CALIFORNIA 38333 90/180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Fidelis Care New York 11315 120/180 days Medicaid Managed Care View Details
Emblem Health GHI New York Group Health Inc 13551 120/180 days Commercial View Details
Kaiser PPO 94320 365 days Commercial View Details

What is a Timely Filing Limit?

A timely filing limit is the contractual timeframe within which a healthcare provider must submit a medical claim to an insurance payer after the date of service. Failure to file the claim within this window typically results in a denial (often coded as CO-29), and the provider is contractually prohibited from billing the patient for the balance.

How to Appeal Timely Filing Denials

To successfully appeal a timely filing denial (CO-29), you must provide credible proof of timely submission. This includes electronic data interchange (EDI) acceptance reports (999 or 277CA files), certified mail receipts for paper claims, or documentation showing a coordination of benefits (COB) delay from a primary payer.

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