How To Submit Claims To Healthfirst (New York)

Coverage: Healthfirst New York provider manual; not Health First Health Plans in Florida. Verify the member’s New York product and participating agreement.

Healthfirst (New York) claims guidance from the reviewed sources: Electronic claims through Availity. Confirm the member plan and claim type before using a payer ID or paper address.

At a glance

• The manual describes electronic claims through Availity and separate professional and institutional correction instructions.

Submission channels

• Electronic claims through Availity.
• Paper claims under the applicable manual instructions.

Electronic claims payer IDs

• Not clearly published in the researched sources.

Paper claims addresses

• Not clearly published in the researched sources.

Corrected claims and follow-up

• For paper corrections, mark the claim CORRECTED and include the original claim number.

• Follow the manual’s separate professional and institutional electronic replacement instructions.

• No direct topic-specific link was captured in the current research set.

Caveats

• Verify routing against the member’s Healthfirst New York product. No universal payer ID or postal address is asserted.

Provider resources

• Official claims and billing (official)
• Official policy source (official)

Sources

Update notes

Last updated: 2026-10-30.

• Reviewed the official Healthfirst New York manual and provider claims resources. Kept this payer distinct from Health First Florida.
• Excluded changes effective November 30 or December 1, 2026. Contract-specific limits and login-only transaction details remain provider checks.