Acronyms & Abbreviations Common in Electronic Data Interchange

110 -- Air Freight Details and Invoice 

270 -- Eligibility, Coverage or Benefit Inquiry 

271 -- Eligibility, Coverage or Benefit Information 

276 -- Health Care Claim Status Request 

277 -- Health Care Claim Status Notification 

278 -- Health Care Services Review Information 

810 -- Invoice 

An invoice is sent out in response to receiving an 850 (see below). 

820 -- Payment Order/Remittance Advice 

Used to make a payment, send a remittance advice, or make a payment and send a remittance advice. The remittance advice can go directly from the payer to payee through a financial institution or through a third party. 

824 -- Application Advice 

Indicates that there was a problem with a transaction. Usually, an 824 will explain what was wrong. 

830 -- Planning Schedule with Release Capability 

832 -- Price/Sales Catalog 

Used by GSA schedule holders to submit the prices of goods or services in the form of a catalog. 

834 -- Benefit Enrollment and Maintenance 

835 -- Health Care Claim Payment/Advice 

836 -- Contract Award 

837 -- Health Care Claim 

Notification that a contract has been awarded as well as who received the contract. 

838r -- Trading Partner Profile (Registration) 

A vendor's request to become an electronic trading partner. 

838c -- Trading Partner Profile (Confirmation) 

The confirmation that an 838r was accepted. The 838c also contains information that may be of interest to the vendor. It is recommended that you save a copy this transaction. 

840 -- Request For Quotation 

Just what it sounds like; an agency is looking for bids on one or more product or service. 

841 -- Specifications/Technical Information 

Complete or partial technical description of a product, process, or service. This information can include graphic, text, parametric, tabular, image, spectral, or audio data. 

843 -- Response to Request For Quotation 

846 -- Inventory inquiry / Advice 

850 -- Purchase Order 

Confirmation that you have been awarded a contract. 

855 -- Purchase Order Acknowledgement 

Response confirming receipt of a buyer's purchase order and containing, if applicable, shipping and quantity information related to fulfillment of the Purchase Order. 

856 -- Ship Notice/Manifest 

Lists the contents of a shipment of goods as well as additional information about the shipment, such as type of packaging and carrier information. 

860 -- Purchase Order Change Request 

Used by the buyer to (1) request a change to a previously submitted purchase order or (2) confirm acceptance of a purchase order change initiated by the seller or by mutual agreement of the buyer and seller. 

864 -- Text Message 

The X12 equivalent of electronic mail. 

865 -- Purchase Order Change Acknowledgment/Request - Seller Initiated 

Used to convey acceptance or rejection of changes to a previously submitted purchase order. 

870 -- Order Status Report 

997 -- Functional Acknowledgement 

Contains date and time of receipt as well as whether the transaction was accepted or rejected.