WI · guidance
Wis. ForwardHealth Online Handbook, Hospice, Topic #5097
ZIP Code
The ZIP code of a provider's practice location address on file with ForwardHealth must be a ZIP+4 code. The ZIP+4 code helps
to identify a provider when the NPI (National Provider Identifier) reported to ForwardHealth corresponds to multiple enrollments
and the reported taxonomy code does not uniquely identify the provider.
When a ZIP+4 code is required to identify a provider, omission of it will cause claims and other transactions to be denied or
delayed in processing.
Providers may verify the ZIP+4 code for their address on the U.S. Postal Service website.
Provenance
- Source
- www.forwardhealth.wi.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- forwardhealth-hospice-2026-10-01
- Content hash
09aa33d569a032e703aedf6ceefe243ee9583587f3bad6768b6681d09c801f85
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