UMR (UnitedHealthcare TPA) Payer ID
- Payer ID
- 39026
- Category
- TPA / Other
Payer IDs can differ between clearinghouses (Availity, Waystar, Office Ally, Trizetto, etc.) and by product line. Confirm this ID against your clearinghouse's payer list before submitting.
Routing notes for billers
39026 is UMR's standard payer ID across clearinghouses. Because UMR administers self-funded plans, benefits and filing rules come from each employer's plan document even though claims all route to the same ID.
If claims to this payer go missing
Misrouted claims surface as CO-109 denials or remark N418 — and meanwhile the filing clock keeps running. Keep your clearinghouse acceptance reports as proof of original submission; they usually restart the clock on appeal.
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