Claim Filing Indicator Codes

One of the required elements when submitting electronic claims is the Claim Filing Indicator Code, which tells the payer what type of claim is being submitted. When a patient has multiple insurances, it also identifies which payer is primary.

In DrChrono, adding this code is quick and seamless — once you select the Insurance Plan Type in the patient’s chart, the system automatically assigns the correct claim filing indicator in the background.


  1. Navigate to the patient's chart
  2. Press the Insurance tab> and select Primary Insurance (or Secondary/Tertiary/Hospital/Auto/Work Comp/DME)
  3. Choose Insurance Plan Type and select the payer type from the drop-down


  4. Press Save Demographics.


This will automatically link to the claim filing indicator on your electronic claim and transmit in the 2000B SBR09 loop.