Medicare Suffix List
Suffix | Sex | Explanation |
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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 |