US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-05, ch. 6, § 30.3.2
Valid MSP Insurance Type Codes
MSP
Insurer
Type Code
Definition
A GHP Hospital and Medical Coverage -or- Other Non-GHP
B GHO
C Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
D Third Party Administrator arrangement under an Administrative Service Only (ASO)
contract without stop loss from any entity.
E Third Party Administrator arrangement with stop loss insurance issued from any entity.
F Self-Insured/Self-Administered.
G Collectively-Bargained Health and Welfare Fund.
H Multiple Employer Health Plan with at least one employer who has more than 100 full
and/or part-time employees.
I Multiple Employer Health Plan with at least one employer who has more than 20 full
and/or part-time employees.
J GHP Hospitalization Only Plan - A plan that covers only Inpatient hospital services.
K GHP Medical Services Only Plan - A plan that covers only non-inpatient medical
services.
M Medicare Supplemental Plan, Medigap, Medicare Wraparound Plan or Medicare Carve
Out Plan.
R GHP Health Reimbursement Arrangement
S GHP Health Savings Account
SPACES Unknown
NOTE: For MSP occurrences with accretion dates of 4/4/2011 and subsequent, the
only valid Insurer Type Codes are A, J, K, R, S, and spaces.
History
(Rev. 12078; Issued:06-14-23; Effective: 05-29-23; Implementation: 05-29-23)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
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