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How to check Ascension eligibility

A portal or phone check takes a front-desk staffer 10–15 minutes per patient. Ascension has no eligibility API — so instead of your staff doing that, our screen agent runs the portal check for you, on your schedule.

  • Payer ID 46311
  • Screen agent · setup required

Three ways to verify Ascension coverage

  1. Payer portal — free, but one patient at a time and 10–15 minutes each with logins.
  2. Phone (IVR) — hold times vary; no written record for the chart.
The third way

Automated portal check

Medman's screen agent signs in to the Ascension portal with your practice's own login and checks your whole schedule before the day starts. Results are waiting at check-in instead of being looked up one patient at a time.

Setup required: we connect your portal login during onboarding.

Payer facts

Ascension at a glance

What billers need before running a check.

  • Payer ID

    46311Also known as 5041, 8888

  • Real-time eligibility

    Via screen agentAscension has no eligibility API, so our screen agent runs the portal check for you on your schedule. Setup required.

  • Coverage

    medical

  • Operating area

    Not published
Transactions

Supported transactions

What can be exchanged electronically with Ascension today.

  • Eligibility (270/271)

    NOT AVAILABLEReal-time benefit and coverage checks

  • Claim status (276/277)

    NOT AVAILABLEWhere a submitted claim stands

  • Professional claims (837P)

    SUPPORTEDPhysician and outpatient claims

  • Institutional claims (837I)

    SUPPORTEDFacility claims

  • Dental claims (837D)

    NOT AVAILABLEDental claims

  • Remittance (835 ERA)

    ENROLLMENT REQUIREDElectronic remittance advice

  • Coordination of benefits

    NOT AVAILABLESecondary-payer routing

  • Claim attachments (275)

    NOT AVAILABLESupporting documentation
Compare

Portal vs. phone vs. automated

The same verification, three ways.

MeasurePayer portalPhone / IVRAutomated portal check
Time per patient10–15 min15–30 minSeconds
Cost per checkStaff time, one login per patient~$8.57 in staff time*from $0.50
Record for the chartScreenshotNoneFull audit trail
Whole-day scheduleOne at a timeOne at a timeBatched overnight

*A manual eligibility check costs a medical practice $8.57; an electronic one costs $2.00. Source: 2024 CAQH Index.

In production

What Medman does in practices today

  • 65%

    fewer denials at Valley Diabetes & Obesity

  • 90%

    of eligibility checks fully automated

  • $107–149K

    annual savings, small specialty practice

  • 24 mo

    in production

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the payer ID for Ascension?

Ascension uses payer ID 46311. It also appears as 5041, 8888 in some systems.

Does Ascension support real-time eligibility verification?

Ascension has no eligibility API, so there is no 270/271 transaction to send. Checks still run automatically: our screen agent performs the portal check for you on your schedule, rather than a staff member doing it per patient. Setup is required. Claims can be submitted electronically.

How long does a Ascension eligibility check take?

A portal check takes 10–15 minutes of staff time per patient. A screen agent runs the same check without occupying anyone — scheduled ahead of the day's appointments, so results are waiting rather than being fetched one patient at a time.

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Run your first Ascension eligibility check

Our screen agent runs the Ascension portal check with your practice's own login, for the whole schedule. No annual contract, no implementation project.

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