What Is an 835 ERA File?
An 835 ERA file is the electronic remittance advice that explains how healthcare claims were processed and paid.
Direct answer: An 835 ERA file is a HIPAA-standard Electronic Remittance Advice file. It tells a provider what a payer paid, denied, adjusted, or assigned to patient responsibility for each claim and service line.
What information is inside an 835 ERA?
- Payer name and payment date
- Check, EFT, or trace number
- Total payment amount
- Claim-level payment and denial status
- Service-line payment details
- CARC and RARC adjustment or denial codes
- Patient responsibility and provider-level adjustments
Why Medicaid billing teams use 835 files
Medicaid billing teams use 835 ERA files to understand which claims were paid, denied, reduced, or unmatched. A readable ERA dashboard helps staff review payments faster than opening raw X12 text or rebuilding the remittance in spreadsheets.
How One Care Portal helps
One Care Portal ERA Dashboard helps agencies upload raw .835, .era, or .txt remittance files and organize paid claims, denied claims, underpayments, adjustment reasons, and reconciliation issues without changing clearinghouses or EMRs.
Need to read 835 files more easily?
The standalone One Care Portal ERA Dashboard starts at $199/month plus $0.10 per claim or remit claim reviewed.
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