What does the field FL 59 P. REL indicate?

What does the field FL 59 P. REL indicate?

• A. The patient’s relationship to the insured.
• B. The payer’s policy type.
• C. The primary diagnosis code.
• D. The patient's occupation.

Answer: (A)

Field P. REL on the UB-04 shows the patient’s relationship to the person who carries the insurance policy. This information tells the payer whose policy is being billed and how benefits should be applied, such as whether the patient is the insured themselves, a spouse, a child, or another relation. Knowing this relationship helps with eligibility, coordination of benefits, and proper claim processing. It’s not about the payer’s policy type, nor about the primary diagnosis code, and it isn’t related to the patient’s occupation.

Field P. REL on the UB-04 shows the patient’s relationship to the person who carries the insurance policy. This information tells the payer whose policy is being billed and how benefits should be applied, such as whether the patient is the insured themselves, a spouse, a child, or another relation. Knowing this relationship helps with eligibility, coordination of benefits, and proper claim processing. It’s not about the payer’s policy type, nor about the primary diagnosis code, and it isn’t related to the patient’s occupation.