What information is required in Blocks 1a to 13 of the Patient/Insured Section?

• A. Health plan ID number, name, address, policy and group numbers, birth date, gender, and other claim ID.
• B. Patient occupation and employer name.
• C. Provider tax ID and license number.
• D. Insurance card color and patient fingerprint.

Answer: (A)

Blocks 1a through 13 are designed to capture the insured’s identity and policy details so the claim can be correctly linked to the patient’s coverage. The information included—health plan ID number, the insured’s name and address, policy and group numbers, the patient’s birth date and gender, and any other claim ID—lets the payer verify eligibility, apply the correct benefits, and route payment accurately. The health plan ID identifies the insurer or plan, the name and address support contact and records matching, while the policy and group numbers tie the claim to the specific contract. Birth date and gender help prevent misidentification among patients with similar names, and other claim IDs (like subscriber IDs) facilitate cross-referencing with related records.

Other options don’t fit because occupation and employer are not part of this section, provider tax ID and license belong to the provider information areas, and details like insurance card color or a patient fingerprint are not fields used in the CMS-1500 patient/insured blocks.