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National Health Claims Exchange

NHCX Integration Services — National Health Claims Exchange for Hospitals & HMIS

Medi4u provides NHCX integration for hospitals, HMIS/EMR vendors and payer-side systems. We connect your software to the National Health Claims Exchange so coverage checks, pre-authorisation, claim submission and payment updates move digitally as FHIR R4 bundles — instead of portals, emails and paper.

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What Is NHCX (National Health Claims Exchange)?

NHCX is the National Health Claims Exchange, built by the National Health Authority (NHA) under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. It works like a common switch for health insurance claims: hospitals, insurers, TPAs and government schemes exchange claim data, documents and status through one standard protocol, rather than each payer running its own portal and format.

For a hospital, that means a claim can be raised from inside the billing screen and tracked to payment without re-keying data. For an HMIS vendor, it means one integration serves every payer on the exchange.

NHCX Integration Services We Provide

Coverage Eligibility Check

Verify a patient’s policy and coverage with the payer at registration or admission, directly from your software.

Pre-Authorisation

Send pre-auth requests with clinical and cost details, receive approvals, and handle enhancement requests during the stay.

Claim Submission

Submit the final claim with bills, discharge summary and supporting documents as a standard FHIR R4 claim bundle.

Payer Queries & Communication

Receive queries from the insurer or TPA and reply with additional documents inside the same claim thread.

Claim Status & Payment Notice

Track every claim to settlement and record the payment notice against the patient’s bill automatically.

Encryption & Callbacks

We handle session tokens, encrypted payloads and the asynchronous callback handling that NHCX requires.

Who Is NHCX Integration For?

Hospitals & Day-Care Centres

Raise cashless and reimbursement claims from your existing HMIS, with fewer manual uploads and follow-ups.

HMIS / EMR Vendors

Add an NHCX claims module to your product once and offer it to every hospital you serve.

Insurers & TPAs

Receive and respond to provider requests — eligibility, pre-auth, claims and payment notices — through the exchange.

Labs & Other Providers

Connect diagnostic and specialty billing systems that submit claims to payers.

How NHCX Integration Works

Workflow Study

We map your current TPA desk, billing and document flow to the NHCX use cases you need.

Sandbox Onboarding

Participant registration on the NHCX sandbox, credentials, and callback endpoints.

FHIR Bundle Mapping

Your patient, policy, billing and clinical data mapped to FHIR R4 bundles that follow the NRCeS India profiles.

Workflow Build & Testing

Eligibility, pre-auth, claim, communication and payment flows built into your screens and tested end to end.

Production Go-Live

Production onboarding, cut-over, staff walkthrough and post go-live support.

Already working on ABDM? NHCX fits alongside your ABHA, HIP/HIU and NHA gateway work. We can plan them as one project, including ABDM M4 (HPR & HFR registry integration).

Why Choose Medi4u for NHCX Integration

Tell us which payers and workflows matter most to you and we will share a scope and plan. Request a free NHCX consultation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is NHCX?
NHCX (National Health Claims Exchange) is a digital health-claims exchange built by the National Health Authority (NHA) under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. It gives hospitals, insurers, TPAs and government health schemes one standard way to exchange claim information, documents and status, instead of a different portal for every payer. The exchange went live in June 2024.
What is NHCX integration?
NHCX integration means connecting your hospital software, HMIS or claims system to the exchange so it can send and receive claim messages directly: coverage eligibility checks, pre-authorisation requests, claim submissions, queries from the payer and payment notices. Medi4u builds this connection into your existing system.
Who needs NHCX integration?
Hospitals and day-care centres that process cashless or reimbursement claims, HMIS and EMR vendors who want to offer claims from inside their product, and payer-side systems such as insurers and TPAs. Diagnostic labs and other providers that bill insurers can also participate.
Which claim workflows does NHCX support?
The main provider workflows are coverage eligibility check, pre-authorisation, predetermination, claim submission, claim status search, communication (answering payer queries with extra documents) and payment notice acknowledgement. Medi4u implements the workflows your facility actually uses.
Does NHCX use FHIR?
Yes. NHCX messages are HL7 FHIR R4 bundles that follow the NRCeS India profiles, exchanged as encrypted payloads over asynchronous request-and-callback APIs. Our FHIR API development team maps your billing and clinical data into these bundles.
Is NHCX the same as ABDM M4?
Not exactly. Some vendors use “M4” to mean NHCX, while others use it for registry integration (HPR and HFR). Medi4u provides both — see ABDM M4 Integration for the registry track.
Do we need ABDM M1, M2 and M3 before NHCX?
NHCX is a separate track with its own participant onboarding and testing, so it can be planned alongside your ABDM milestones. Patients are identified more easily when ABHA is already in place, which is why many hospitals do ABDM integration and NHCX together. We confirm the exact prerequisites for your case during the free consultation.
How do we get started with NHCX integration?
Contact Medi4u at info@medi4u.in or +91 92665 79116 for a free consultation. We review your current billing and claims workflow, confirm scope, and share a plan covering sandbox onboarding, development, testing and production go-live.

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