BlueCard^® Information Center

The BlueCard^® Program allows participating Blue Plan providers in every state to submit claims to their local Blue Plan for indemnity, PPO, and managed care patients who are enrolled in an out-of-area Blue Plan.

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Medicaid Provider Enrollment Requirements by State
• BlueCard^® Hospital and Doctor Finder
• Prior Authorization for Out of Area (OOA) Members
• Medical Records: Tips to Improve Processing

This is a router that will show the Medical Policy and Pre-certification/Pre-authorization Information for Out-of-Area Members. All you need is the out-of-area member's alpha prefix and you can find their home plan's medical policy and pre-cert/pre-auth information.

Prior Authorization for Out of Area (OOA) Members

For prior authorization requests for Out of Area members, use Availity. Select Patient Registration from the menu bar. Then choose Authorization & Referrals.

Medical Records: Tips to Improve Processing

The member's home plan may request Highmark obtain medical records from you. The request will come to you in the form of a letter.

Highmark will mail the letter to address on your Highmark file unless you have provided us with an alternate address to send records on a past request.

You can expedite the process by following these simple guidelines:

• Promptly fax the records requested, along with the letter sent to you.
• The letter serves as the fax cover sheet. Please fax it as the first document followed by the records/documentation.
• If you receive multiple letters, treat each separately and fax separately. This speeds up the process of getting the records to the member’s plan to finalize the claim.  
• If you are the rendering physician and do not have the requested records, please notate this on the letter with the name of the referring physician and address or phone number.
• If you lose the letter and it is required, please call customer service and we will fax a new one; otherwise, you can fax the documentation and include the fax cover sheet with the patient’s identification number and claim number.

BlueCard^® is a registered trademark of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent health plans.