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 Check the status of a claim

Check the status of a claim

To check the status of Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) or Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) claims:

  • Log into (or create) your secure Medicare account. You’ll usually be able to see a claim within 24 hours after Medicare processes it.
    Check your Medicare Summary Notice (MSN). The MSN is a notice that people with Original Medicare get in the mail every 3 months.
  • It shows:
  • All your Part A and Part B-covered services or supplies billed to Medicare during a 3-month period
  • What Medicare paid
  • The maximum amount you may owe the provider

Check the status of a claim
To check the status of Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) or Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) claims:

Log into (or create) your secure Medicare account. You’ll usually be able to see a claim within 24 hours after Medicare processes it.
Check your Medicare Summary Notice (MSN). The MSN is a notice that people with Original Medicare get in the mail every 3 months. It shows:
All your Part A and Part B-covered services or supplies billed to Medicare during a 3-month period
What Medicare paid
The maximum amount you may owe the provider
Learn more about the MSN, and view a sample.

Use Medicare’s Blue Button by logging into your Medicare account to download and save your Part A and Part B claims information. Learn more about Medicare’s Blue Button.

To check the status of Medicare Drug Plan (Part D) claims:

  • Check your Explanation of Benefits (EOB). Your Medicare drug plan will mail you an EOB each month you fill a prescription. This notice gives you a summary of your prescription drug claims and costs. Learn more about the EOB.
  • Use Medicare’s Blue Button by logging into your secure Medicare account to download and save your Part D claims information. Learn more about Medicare’s Blue Button.
  • For more up-to-date Part D claims information, contact your plan.

To check the status of Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C) or other Medicare Health Plan claims:

  • Contact your plan. Get your plan’s contact information from a Personalized Search (under General Search), or search by plan name.

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