A Humana healthcare provider on the phone getting information from the Medical Automated Information Line.

Medical Automated Information Line (Med AIL)

The Medical Automated Information Line (Med AIL) provides automated information on claims, benefits, and eligibility, as well as automated inpatient admission and non-HMO outpatient precertifications 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Humana Customer Care representatives also are available for more detailed questions during business hours.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What type of information and service is available through Med AIL?
  • Member eligibility status
  • Fax-back eligibility status
  • Selected benefits, copayments, and deductibles, including deductible accumulations to date
  • Medical claims status: all your claims for one or more days, or retrieve your claims on specific members
  • Fax-back claims status: 40 claims per page, organized in a remit format
  • Referral inquiries*
  • Fax-back referral
  • Initiate inpatient admission and non-HMO outpatient precertifications*
  • Precertification status* – The system will route you directly to a Humana Customer Care representative, if needed.
    *Available in most areas
What type of information will I need in order to use Med AIL?
  • 9-digit tax ID number
  • 9-digit member ID number (listed on member’s ID card)
  • Member's date of birth (mm/dd/yy)
  • Date of service - mm/dd/yyyy (for specific options, such as claims or precertifications)
  • Your fax number (if a fax-back option is requested)
  • Specific information to initiate a precertification, including the following: CPT-4 (five-digit) codes for procedures and surgeries, ICD-9 (three-, four-, or five-digit) codes for diagnoses, CPT or HCPCS codes for outpatient procedures
How do I reach Med AIL?

Call the phone number on the back of the member’s ID card.

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