Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA / 835)
The electronic remittance file a payer sends so payments and adjustments can be posted automatically to claims.
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An Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA), transmitted in the HIPAA 835 format, is the electronic file a payer sends to report how a batch of claims was paid. It carries the paid amounts, contractual adjustments, patient-responsibility amounts, and the reason and remark codes that explain each line.
Because it is structured data, an ERA lets a billing system auto-post payments against the right claims and flag exceptions, rather than keying each payment by hand from a paper remittance.
Why it matters for billing
ERA auto-posting is one of the biggest efficiency levers in the payment cycle. It speeds reconciliation, reduces posting errors, and turns denial reason codes into structured data a team can report on and work systematically.
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Request a free billing reviewElectronic Remittance Advice (ERA / 835) — frequently asked questions
It is the HIPAA electronic transaction standard for remittance advice — the technical format an ERA is delivered in.
ERAs let payments and adjustments post automatically to the matching claims, which is faster and more accurate than manual posting.