Which set of dates should be verified for consistency on a UB-04 claim?

• A. Billing date, discharge date, service dates, and birth date
• B. Admission date, discharge date, service dates, and birth date
• C. Birth date, admission date, discharge date, and service end date
• D. Admission date, service dates, birth date, and discharge date

Answer: (B)

The key idea is to confirm that the hospital stay and the billed services align with the patient’s identity. On a UB-04 claim, you verify the admission date and discharge date to establish the hospitalization timeline, and you review the service dates to confirm that the services billed occurred during that stay. The birth date is checked to ensure the claim is linked to the correct patient in the demographics. Together, these dates help detect mismatches between when the patient was admitted, when they were discharged, when services were provided, and who the patient is, which keeps the claim accurate and reduces processing delays. The options that use a billing date or a nonstandard “service end date” aren’t the right combination for verifying consistency, because they don’t reflect the actual hospital stay and core patient identifiers used on UB-04.