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EDI 820 Payment Order & Remittance Advice

What is the EDI 820 Payment Order & Remittance Advice Transaction Set?

The EDI 820 Payment Order & Remittance Advice transaction set is used to make a payment, send a remittance advice, or make a payment and send a remittance advice. The information provided in an EDI 820 document includes payer and payee identification, bank and account IDs, invoice number(s), adjustments from an invoice, billed and paid amounts. This information allows for the reconciliation of payments received against invoices issued. 

EDI X12 820 transaction example in PilotFish Data Mapper

Example of EDI 820 Transaction in PilotFish Data Mapper (click to enlarge)

For more on PilotFish’s EDI tools and resources, go to Building an X12 EDI Interface in 10 Easy StepsX12 EDI Data MappingEDI HIPAA X12 Transaction Summary and X12 EDI Healthcare Supply Chain Transaction Summary.

We invite you to take advantage of PilotFish’s eiConsole for X12 EDI by downloading a full, FREE 90-Day Trial Version of our software. Users can try out our new EDI Transformation Module and Format Builder. With the eiConsole X12 EDI Quick Start Tutorial, users can complete an end-to-end interface in less than 20 minutes and get a real sense of the ease-of-use of PilotFish’s Interface Engine solutions.

Product Note: The eiConsole may be purchased with X12 artifacts, or X12 artifacts may be licensed directly from X12.


EDI 820 Frequently Asked Questions


PilotFish enables users to automate the processing of EDI 820 transactions by mapping payment data to internal accounting systems. Our integration platform ensures seamless reconciliation of payments received against outstanding invoices using customizable workflows.


The PilotFish Data Mapper simplifies the transformation of complex EDI 820 data into XML, CSV, or any custom format required by your internal systems. Users can easily drag and drop elements within the mapper to create mappings for payer/payee details, remittance information, and bank instructions.


PilotFish supports end-to-end encryption and secure transmission protocols for EDI 820 transactions, ensuring sensitive payment information, such as bank account IDs and invoice details, remains secure.


PilotFish includes built-in error-handling mechanisms for EDI 820 transactions, automatically retrying failed transactions or flagging them for manual review, ensuring payment orders are processed without delays.


PilotFish allows users to customize workflows for processing invoice numbers, adjustments, and amounts paid, ensuring these fields are correctly handled based on your organization’s specific payment processing rules.


Check out our EDI FAQ pages for more.


X12, chartered by the American National Standards Institute for more than 35 years, develops and maintains EDI standards and XML schemas.

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