What Is a Health Insurance Claim Number?

The health insurance claim number can be found on a beneficiary's insurance paperwork.
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If you're on Medicare, the Social Security Administration has assigned you a health insurance claim number. This number appears on your Medicare card as well as your health insurance claims and other paperwork.

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Function

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This primary function of the health insurance claim number is to identify you and your claims. It helps in the processing of Medicare claims.

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Identification

The health insurance claim number can be found on your Medicare card. The number is between seven and 11 digits long.

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First Part

There are two parts to the number. One part, the claim account number, reflects the policy number of the person who has earned the Medicare benefits -- typically either yourself or your spouse.

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Second Part

The other part, the beneficiary identification code, identifies your current relationship to the wage earner. This number is typically two digits--one letter and one number.

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Considerations

Changes to a person's health insurance claim number occur when the enrollee's relationship to the wage earner changes. For example, the claim number would change after a shift from "spouse" to "widow."

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