diff --git a/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py b/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
index c6290ad..6270564 100644
--- a/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
+++ b/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
@@ -490,10 +490,7 @@ class Parser (Process):
                         # Some information in the toprows can be available and applied to claims that do not have this
                         # This holds true for dates, N1, NM1 segments
                         _default =  (self.apply(_toprows,_code))
-                        # print (_default)
-                        # print (DEFAULT_VALUE)
-                        # print (jsonmerge.merge(DEFAULT_VALUE,_default))
-                        DEFAULT_VALUE = jsonmerge.merge(DEFAULT_VALUE,_default)
+                        DEFAULT_VALUE = dict(DEFAULT_VALUE,**_default)
                     segment.append(row)
                 
                     
@@ -506,8 +503,16 @@ class Parser (Process):
                     
                     if _claim :
                         _claim['index'] = index #len(claims)
-                        # claims.append(dict(DEFAULT_VALUE,**_claim))                        
-                        claims.append( jsonmerge.merge(DEFAULT_VALUE,_claim))
+                        # claims.append(dict(DEFAULT_VALUE,**_claim))  
+                        #                       
+                        schema = [key for key in _claim.keys() if type(_claim[key]) == list]
+                        if schema :
+                            schema  = {"properties":dict.fromkeys(schema,{"mergeStrategy":"append"})}
+                            
+                        else:
+                            schema = {}
+                        merger = jsonmerge.Merger(schema)                        
+                        claims.append( merger.merge(DEFAULT_VALUE,_claim))
                     segment = [row]
                     index += 1
                     
@@ -516,7 +521,7 @@ class Parser (Process):
             #
             # Handling the last claim found 
             if segment[0].startswith(section) :
-                # default_claim = dict({"name":index},**DEFAULT_VALUE)
+                default_claim = dict({"name":index},**DEFAULT_VALUE)
                 
                 claim = self.apply(segment,_code)
                 if claim :
@@ -530,8 +535,8 @@ class Parser (Process):
                     merger = jsonmerge.Merger(schema)
                     # top_row_claim = self.apply(_toprows,_code)
                     
-                    # claim = merger.merge(claim,self.apply(_toprows,_code))
-                    
+                    claim = merger.merge(claim,self.apply(_toprows,_code))
+                    # claims.append(dict(DEFAULT_VALUE,**claim))
                     claims.append(merger.merge(DEFAULT_VALUE,claim))
             if type(file) != list :
                 file.close()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 08b4511..5dd158c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import sys
 def read(fname):
     return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)).read() 
 args = {
-    "name":"healthcareio","version":"1.6.2.9",
+    "name":"healthcareio","version":"1.6.2.10",
     "author":"Vanderbilt University Medical Center",
     "author_email":"steve.l.nyemba@vumc.org",
     "include_package_data":True,