HCFA-1500 Box 8 - Reserved For NUCC Use

On the HCFA-1500 form, box 8 is designated Reserved For NUCC Use. This box was previously used for the patient status (single, married, other, employed, full-time student, part-time student). There is no location in the 837P format that corresponds to this HCFA location.

In our example below, we left the box empty as it is not used.

Find out more about the HCFA-1500 form changes from version 08/05 to 02/12. The article gives a side-by-side box comparison of each version change.

HCFA-1500 Form Box Locations

• HCFA-1500 Box 0 - Carrier Block
• HCFA-1500 Box 1 - Insurance Type
• HCFA-1500 Box 1a - Insured's ID Number
• HCFA-1500 Box 2 - Patient's Name
• HCFA-1500 Box 3 - Patient's Birth Date and Sex
• HCFA-1500 Box 4 - Insured's Name
• HCFA-1500 Box 5 - Patient's Address
• HCFA-1500 Box 6 - Patient Relationship to Insured
• HCFA-1500 Box 7 - Insured's Address
• HCFA-1500 Box 8 - Reserved For NUCC Use [You are Here]