Trading Partner: Humana
If you are looking to implement Humana as a new Trading Partner within your Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) network, this article will provide you with an understanding of the requirements, preliminary and next steps, as well as commonly used transaction types.
EDI IDs
Humana utilizes the following EDI IDs for identification purposes. These EDI IDs are made up of a Qualifier and an ID which will be sent within their Interchange Control Header, ISA segment, on your inbound transactions. This allows Transaction Manager to be able to identify the Sender and Receiver of any sent/received EDI transaction.
The table, below, lists the most common EDI IDs used by Humana:
X12 Qualifier | EDI ID | Primary ID? |
ZZ | HUMANARS1 | Yes |
ZZ | HUMANARS2 | No |
ZZ | HUMANARS | No |
Humana will expect a specific EDI ID based on your business relationship with them. Selecting the wrong EDI ID will result in EDI Transactions not being sent or received.
You will need to work with Humana to determine the proper EDI ID to use.
Preliminary Steps
Vendors are typically contacted directly by Humana to begin the EDI Setup and invited to start testing after that invitation. The EDI team email for Humana is [email protected] should your team want to reach out directly to initiate the process. When reaching out, provide Humana with the following:
Vendor Name
Vendor Number
Third Party Provider = TrueCommerce
Direct Trading Partner Testing
Humana requires you to complete compliance testing before Go-Live. Please refer to the below Next Steps section for detailed instructions and expectations. If you prefer, TrueCommerce can conduct and complete compliance testing on your behalf.
Commonly Used Transactions
Below is a list of most commonly used EDI transactions with Humana:
EDI Transaction |
Next Steps
Once the purchase of the Humana plug-in is complete, your Implementation Specialist will reach out to schedule time to complete and/or coordinate a plan for compliance testing and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system integration testing.
Related Documentation
rev: 10/19/2026