Medicare Suffix List

Suffix	Sex	Explanation
A	M or F	Primary wage earner
B	F	Aged wife, first claimant
B1	M	Husband, first claimant
B2	F	Young wife, first claimant
B3	F	Aged wife, second claimant
B4	M	Aged husband, second claimant
B5	F	Young wife, second claimant
B6	F	Divorced wife, first claimant
B7	F	Young wife, third claimant
B8	F	Aged wife, third claimant
B9	F	Divorced wife, second claimant
BA	F	Wife age 62 or older, fourth claimant
BD	F	Wife age 62 or older, fifth claimant
BG	M	Husband age 62 or older, third claimant
BH	M	Husband age 62 or older, fourth claimant
BJ	M	Husband age 62 or older, fifth claimant
BK	F	Wife under age 62, fourth claimant
BL	F	Wife under age 62, fifth claimant
BN	F	Divorced wife, third claimant
BP	F	Divorced wife, fourth claimant
BQ	F	Divorced wife, fifth claimant
BT	M	Divorced husband, second claimant
BW	M	Young husband, second claimant
C1-C9	M or F	Child (includes minor, student, or disabled child)
CA-CK	M or F	Child (includes minor, student, or disabled child)
CB	M or F	Child or grandchild, disabled or student
D	F	Aged widow, first claimant
D1	M	Widower, first claimant
D2	F	Aged widow, second claimant
D3	M	Widower, second claimant
D4	F	Widow, remarried after age 60
D5	M	Widower, remarried after age 60
D6	F	Surviving divorced wife, first claimant
D7	F	Surviving divorced wife, second claimant
D8	F	Aged widow, third claimant
D9	F	Widow, remarried after age 60, second claimant
DA	F	Widow, remarried after age 60, third claimant
DC	M	Surviving divorced husband, first claimant
DD	F	Widow age 60 or older, fourth claimant
DG	F	Widow age 60 or older, fifth claimant
DH	M	Widower age 60 or older, third claimant
DJ	M	Widower age 60 or older, fourth claimant
DK	M	Widower age 60 or older, fifth claimant
DL	F	Widow remarried after 60, fourth claimant
DM	M	Surviving divorced husband, second claimant
DN	F	Widow remarried after 60, fifth claimant
DP	M	Widower remarried, second claimant
DQ	M	Widower remarried, third claimant
DR	M	Widower remarried, fourth claimant
DT	M	Widower remarried, fifth claimant
DV	F	Surviving divorced wife, third claimant
DW	F	Surviving divorced wife, Fourth claimant
DX	M	Surviving divorced husband, fourth claimant
DY	F	Surviving divorced wife, fifth claimant
DZ	F	Surviving divorced wife, fifth claimant
E	F	Widowed mother, first claimant
E1	F	Surviving divorced mother, first claimant
E2	F	Widowed mother, second claimant
E3	F	Surviving divorced mother, second claimant
E4	M	Widower
E5	M	Surviving divorced father, first claimant
E6	M	Widower father, second claimant
E7	F	Widowed mother, third claimant
E8	F	Mother, fourth claimant
E9	M	Surviving divorced father, second claimant
EA	F	Mother, fifth claimant
EB	F	Surviving divorced mother, third claimant
EC	F	Surviving divorced mother, fourth claimant
ED	F	Surviving divorced mother, fifth claimant
EF	M	Father, third claimant
EG	M	Father, fourth claimant
EH	M	Father, fifth claimant
EJ	M	Surviving divorced father, third claimant
EK	M	Surviving divorced father, fourth claimant
EM	M	Surviving divorced father, fifth claimant
F1	M	Father
F2	F	Mother
F3	M	Stepfather
F4	F	Stepmother
F5	M	Adopting father
F6	F	Adopting mother
F7	M	Second alleged father
F8	F	Second alleged mother
J1	M or F	Primary prouty* entitled to deemed HIB, less than three quarters of coverage
J2	M or F	Primary prouty* entitled to deemed HIB, over two quarters of coverage
J3	M or F	Primary prouty* not entitled to deemed HIB, less than three quarters of coverage
J4	M or F	Primary prouty* not entitled to deemed HIB, over two quarters of coverage
K1	F	Prouty* wife entitled, less than three quarters
K2	F	Prouty* wife entitled, over two quarters
K3	F	Prouty* wife not entitled, less than three quarters
K4	F	Prouty* wife entitled, less than three quarters
K5	F	Second prouty* wife entitled, less than three quarters
K6	F	Second prouty* wife entitled, over two quarters
K7	F	Second prouty* wife not entitled, less than three quarters
K8	F	Second prouty* wife not entitled, over two quarters
K9	F	Entitled to HIB less than three quarters, third claimant
KA	F	Entitled to HIB three quarters or more, third claimant
KB	F	Not entitled to HIB less than three quarters, third claimant
KC	F	Not entitled to HIB three quarters or more, third claimant
KD	F	Entitled to HIB less than three quarters, fourth claimant
KE	F	Not entitled to HIB three quarters or more, fourth claimant
KF	F	Not entitled to HIB less than three quarters, fourth claimant
KG	F	Not entitled to HIB three quarters or more, fourth claimant
KH	F	Entitled to HIB less than three quarters, fifth claimant
KJ	F	Entitled to HIB three quarters or more, fifth claimant
KL	F	Not entitled to HIB three quarters or more, fifth claimant
KM	F	Not entitled to HIB three quarters or more, fifth claimant
M	M or F	Uninsured, not qualified for deemed HIB
M1	M or F	Uninsured, qualified for but refused HIB
T	M or F	Uninsured, entitled to HIB under deemed or renal provisions
TA	M or F	MQGE**, primary claimant
TB	M or F	MQGE** aged spouse, first claimant
TC	M or F	MQGE** disabled adult child , first claimant
TD	M or F	MQGE** aged widow(er), first claimant
TE	M or F	MQGE** young widow(er), first claimant
TF	M	MQGE** parent, male
TH	M or F	MQGE** aged spouse, third claimant
TJ	M or F	MQGE** aged spouse, fourth claimant
TK	M or F	MQGE** aged spouse, fifth claimant
TL	M or F	MQGE** aged widow(er), second claimant
TM	M or F	MQGE** aged widow(er), third claimant
TN	M or F	MQGE** aged widow(er), fourth claimant
TP	M or F	MQGE** aged widow(er), fifth claimant
TQ	F	MQGE **parent, female
TR	M or F	MQGE** young widow(er), second claimant
TS	M or F	MQGE** young widow(er), third claimant
TT	M or F	MQGE** young widow(er), fourth claimant
TU	M or F	MQGE** young widow(er), fifth claimant
TV	M or F	MQGE** disabled widow(er), fifth claimant
TW	M or F	MQGE** disabled widow(er), first claimant
TX	M or F	MQGE** disabled widow(er), second claimant
TY	M or F	MQGE** disabled widow(er), third claimant
TZ	M or F	MQGE** disabled widow(er), fourth claimant
T2-T9	M or F	Disabled child , second to ninth claimant
W	F	Disabled widow, first claimant
W1	M	Disabled widower, first claimant
W2	F	Disabled widow, second claimant
W3	M	Disabled widower, second claimant
W4	F	Disabled widow, third claimant
W5	M	Disabled widower, third claimant
W6	F	Disabled surviving divorced wife, first claimant
W7	F	Disabled surviving divorced wife, second claimant
W8	F	Disabled surviving divorced wife, third claimant
W9	F	Disabled widow, fourth claimant
WB	M	Disabled widower, fourth claimant
WC	F	Disabled surviving divorced wife, fourth claimant
WF	F	Disabled widow, fifth claimant
WG	M	Disabled widower, fifth claimant
WJ	F	Disabled surviving divorced wife, fifth claimant
WR	M	Disabled surviving divorced husband, first claimant
WT	M	Disabled surviving divorced husband, second claimant