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Updated September 1, 2026

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Verify United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) eligibility in real time.

United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) supports electronic real-time eligibility. Send the check to payer ID 88337 and the full benefits picture comes back in under a second, before the patient sits down.

Payer ID 88337Real-time eligibility: YesOHdental / medical / visionMedicaid

Also billed as: Medicaid Ohio - United Healthcare OH Medicaid

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Under 1 second

The same United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) check that takes 15 to 25 minutes on the phone. Ten patients tomorrow: ten checks, or three hours on hold.

2 billing names

United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) shows up on cards under 2 names. Every one routes to payer ID 88337, and so do 5 older payer IDs still printed on cards. No guessing which card this is.

16 United plans

verify in real time through Valian. One setup covers the whole United family, United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) included.

First month free

On day 30 your card on file is charged $500 unless you cancel. Then $2.50 a check. No seat fees, no platform fee, no contract.

The phone way

Call, hold, transcribe, repeat.

Verifying United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) by phone means a menu, a hold queue, and 15 to 25 minutes per patient while someone at the desk reads benefits back by hand. Ten patients on tomorrow's schedule is half a workday on hold.

The real-time way

Payer ID 88337, under a second.

The same check, sent electronically. Sign in and run it for any patient in one click, and Valian flags the ones that need a human look.

 By phoneIn Valian
Time per patient15 to 25 minutes on holdUnder a second
When it happensDay of, squeezed between patientsAny time before the visit, in one click
What you getNotes scribbled while someone reads benefits aloudThe full breakdown, saved to the patient

What a United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) eligibility check returns

  • Whether coverage is active, with plan and group details
  • Deductible, and how much of it is already met this year
  • Annual maximum, and how much of it is left to work with
  • Coverage percentages by category: preventive, basic, major
  • Frequency limits on cleanings, exams, and X-rays
  • Waiting periods, where United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) reports them electronically

Eligibility result

Sample data
Status
Active
Plan
PPO · Group 8823
Deductible
$50 · $0 met
Annual max
$1,500 remaining
Preventive
100%
Basic
80%
Major
50%
Cleanings
2 / year

Returned in under a second · payer ID 88337

How practices handle this today, in their own words

Verbatim from recorded calls to dental offices. Names withheld.

We call the insurance, or I go on their website and do it. Yeah, we manually do it.
Office manager, general dentistry
We have a third party insurance verification team that does it for us. I’m not too sure, maybe like seven, ten minutes.
Front office lead, general dentistry
Our system does it, and the ones that are not set up for electronic, we do ourselves.
Practice manager, multi-provider group

How getting set up works

Step 1

Sign up

About ten minutes: create the account, sign the agreement, and your free first month starts. On day 30 your card on file is charged $500 unless you cancel.

Step 2

Connect your system

We connect your practice management software with your office manager. Open Dental, Dentrix, Eaglesoft, and more.

Step 3

Run a check in one click

Sign in, pick a patient and see their coverage in under a second before the visit, United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) included. No hold music, no portal logins.

Under half an hour of your time all in. See the full walkthrough on the insurance verification page.

What UHC Medicaid OH Managed Care Entity (MCE) supports electronically

Real-time eligibility (270/271)
Yes, under a second
Enrollment for eligibility
None, checks work day one
Dental claims (837D)
Not offered electronically
Claim status (276/277)
Yes
Electronic remittance (835)
Yes, after a multi-step enrollment, typically a few weeks
Electronic funds transfer
Not offered electronically
Claim attachments
Not offered electronically

Names and IDs this payer goes by

United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) · Medicaid Ohio - United Healthcare OH Medicaid. Older cards may show payer ID 7074, 83244, 83572, 9465 and OHMD3. All of them route to payer ID 88337.

Payer site: www.uhc.com

How to verify United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE), step by step

1

Get the member ID and date of birth from the card or the patient.

2

Send the electronic eligibility request (a 270) to payer ID 88337.

3

Read the response (the 271): status, deductible, max, percentages, frequencies.

4

Save the breakdown to the patient. With Valian, all four take one click and under a second.

United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) runs Medicaid plans across Ohio. Medicaid dental benefits change by state and by age, which is exactly what the check reads off the plan.

United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE), quick answers

Does United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) support real-time eligibility?

Yes. Eligibility checks to United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) clear electronically in under a second through payer ID 88337.

What payer ID do I use for United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE)?

88337 for eligibility transactions. The same payer also appears on cards as Medicaid Ohio - United Healthcare OH Medicaid.

What does a check cost with Valian?

$2.50 per verification. Sign in and run each check in one click before the visit. Your first month is free. On day 30 your card on file is charged $500 unless you cancel. No contract and no seat fees.

Does United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) require enrollment before I can check eligibility?

No. Eligibility checks work from day one, with no payer enrollment paperwork.

Which United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) plans does this cover?

United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) runs Medicaid plans in Ohio. The eligibility check reads the specific plan on the patient's card, whichever program it belongs to.

Can I get United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) remittances electronically?

Yes. United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) sends electronic remittance advice (835) after a multi-step enrollment, typically a few weeks.

What if the patient's card shows a different United name?

Alternate billing names route to the same payer ID, 88337. The same check covers them.

More questions about verifying United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE)? Schedule 15 minutes with us and bring your toughest plan.

Check any United HealthCare Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Entity (MCE) patient in one click, before they walk in.

First month free. On day 30 your card on file is charged $500 unless you cancel. $2.50 a check after that. No seat fees, no platform fee, no contract.

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Other Ohio dental payers

34 other payers operating in Ohio also verify in real time, 15 of them with Medicaid plans.

Medicaid plans in Ohio: Aetna Better Health Ohio, AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield MyCare Ohio, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Ohio Medicaid), Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Ohio, Buckeye Health Plan, and 9 more.

All 35 Ohio payers, with plan types and enrollment

The United family in the network

16 United plans verify in real time through Valian.

More payers operating in Ohio

Payer names and marks belong to their owners and identify the insurance company a practice can verify. Sample result shown for illustration; real results reflect the patient's actual plan. Payer capabilities can change between network updates.