UnitedHealthcare for billing teams
Payer ID, timely filing, appeals and prior authorization for unitedhealthcare commercial plans, from UnitedHealthcare's own documents, checked in October 2026.
What you get
- Payer IDs, filing limits and appeal deadlines
- A link to the payer's own document for each one
- An email when a payer changes a rule
UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare commercial plans · checked in October 2026
- Payer ID for claims
- 87726.UnitedHealthcare payer list
- Timely filing limit
- Set by your participation agreement and state law.2026 UnitedHealthcare Administrative Guide
- Appeal deadline
- Reconsideration and appeal within 12 months, together, of the original remittance.2026 UnitedHealthcare Administrative Guide
- Prior authorization
- The Prior Authorization and Notification tool in the Provider Portal, or EDI 278.UnitedHealthcare, Prior authorization
- Pharmacy prior authorization
- Optum Rx, online or on 1-800-711-4555.2026 UnitedHealthcare Administrative Guide
- Eligibility checks
- 270/271, or the Provider Portal. Network status is not returned on 270/271.2026 UnitedHealthcare Administrative Guide
- Provider portal
- UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal, signed in with a One Healthcare ID.2026 UnitedHealthcare Administrative Guide
- Provider phone
- 877-842-3210.UnitedHealthcare, Contact us