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 |