bcbsprefixlist.com

BCBS Payer Id

BCBS Payer Id

A BCBS Payer ID is a unique identifier used to submit insurance claims to the correct Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) plan. Since BCBS is a national association of independent companies, each state or region has its own payer ID. Submitting claims with the correct ID ensures your claim reaches the right payer, reducing rejections and speeding up reimbursements.

The payer ID is typically connected to the three-character alpha prefix found on the member’s insurance card. This prefix helps determine the plan’s origin, allowing billing teams to find the matching BCBS payer ID quickly and accurately. If the wrong ID is used, claims may be misrouted or denied.

Healthcare providers often rely on BCBS Prefix Lookup tools to match prefixes with payer IDs. You can try our BCBS Alpha Numeric Prefix Lookup tool to streamline the process. For more information, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association also provides plan details and member resources.

By using an up-to-date payer ID list or lookup tool, you avoid costly billing errors and claim delays. It’s especially important when working with patients from out of state, where BCBS coverage may originate from a different region.

For best results, always double-check the prefix and payer ID before claim submission.

Payer NamePayer IDTransaction TypeIndicator Code
Anthem BCBS (Ohio Medicaid)0002937Institutional ClaimMC
Anthem BCBS (Ohio Medicaid)0002937Professional ClaimMC
Anthem BCBS Missouri Commercial00241Institutional ClaimCI
Anthem BCBS Missouri Commercial00241Professional ClaimCI
Anthem BCBS Missouri Medicare00241Institutional ClaimMA
Anthem BCBS Missouri Medicare00241Professional ClaimMB
AnthemBCBS - OH MCEOHABCProfessional Claim
Arizona BCBS Medicare Advantage53589Institutional ClaimMA
Arizona BCBS Medicare Advantage53589Professional ClaimMB
Arkansas BCBS Medipak Advantage00520Institutional ClaimMA
Arkansas BCBS Medipak Advantage00520Professional ClaimMB
Avalon Administrative Services - BCBSNCAVA02Professional ClaimCI
Avalon Administrative Services - BCBSSCAVA01Professional ClaimCI
Avalon Administrative Services - BCBSVTAVA04Professional ClaimCI
BCBS FEP CASE MNGBCBSFEPInstitutional ClaimFI
BCBS FEP CASE MNGBCBSFEPProfessional ClaimFI
BCBS FL MEDICARE00590Institutional Claim16
BCBS FL MEDICARE00590Professional Claim16
BCBS Kansas Medicare Advantage KS47163Professional ClaimMB
BCBS MISSOURI MCARE ANTHEM HMO00241Institutional Claim16
BCBS MISSOURI MCARE ANTHEM HMO00241Professional Claim16
BCBS Nevada Medicaid00265Institutional ClaimMC
BCBS Nevada Medicaid00265Professional ClaimMC
BCBS NY Excellus - Medicare Advantage12B37Institutional Claim16
BCBS NY Excellus - Medicare AdvantageSB805Professional Claim16
BCBS NY Excellus Central RMSCO12B71Institutional ClaimBL
BCBS NY Excellus NY Central12B37Institutional ClaimBL
BCBS NY Excellus NY CentralSB805Professional ClaimBL
BCBS NY Excellus Rochester12B40Institutional ClaimBL
BCBS NY Excellus RochesterSB804Professional ClaimBL
BCBS NY Excellus Rochester HMO12B67Institutional ClaimBL
BCBS NY Excellus Rochester RMSCO12B73Institutional ClaimBL
BCBS NY Excellus Utica Watertown12B38Institutional ClaimBL
BCBS NY Excellus Utica WatertownSB806Professional ClaimBL
BCBS Ohio00332Institutional ClaimMA
BCBS Ohio00834Professional ClaimMB
BCBS OHIO ANTHEM HMO00332Institutional Claim16
BCBS OHIO ANTHEM HMO00834Professional Claim16
BCBS OHIO HMO00332Institutional Claim16
BCBS OHIO HMO00834Professional Claim16
BCBS SC (MEDICARE ADVANTAGE)00C63Professional ClaimMB
BCBS TEXAS MEDICAID STAR CHIP66001Institutional ClaimMC
BCBS TEXAS MEDICAID STAR CHIP66001Professional ClaimMC
BCBS TEXAS MEDICAID STAR KIDS66001Institutional ClaimMC
BCBS TEXAS MEDICAID STAR KIDS66001Professional ClaimMC
BCBS Utah FEP12B1EInstitutional ClaimBL
BCBS Virgin Islands66061Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Alabama (BCBS AL)12B54Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Alabama (BCBS AL)00510BSProfessional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona (BCBS AZ)53589Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona (BCBS AZ)53589Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Arkansas (BCBS AR)00520Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Arkansas (BCBS AR)00520Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Central Pennsylvania - Highmark (BCBS PA)54771Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Central Pennsylvania - Highmark (BCBS PA)54771Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Central Pennsylvania Medicare - Highmark (BCBS PA)54771Institutional ClaimMA
Blue Cross Blue Shield Central Pennsylvania Medicare - Highmark (BCBS PA)54771Professional ClaimMB
Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado - Anthem (BCBS CO)00050Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Colorado - Anthem (BCBS CO)00050Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Connecticut - Anthem (BCBS CT)00060Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Connecticut - Anthem (BCBS CT)00060Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware - Highmark (BCBS DE)12B76Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware - Highmark (BCBS DE)00570Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Dist. Of Columbia - Carefirst (BCBS DC)SB580Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Dist. Of Columbia - Carefirst (BCBS DC)SB580Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida (BCBS FL)00590Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida (BCBS FL)00590Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida (BCBS FL)Medicare00590Institutional ClaimMA
Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida (BCBS FL)Medicare00590Professional ClaimMB
Blue Cross Blue Shield Georgia - Anthem (BCBS GA)00101Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Georgia - Anthem (BCBS GA)00601Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Hawaii - Hawaii Medical Service Association HMSA (BCBS HI)00471Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Hawaii - Hawaii Medical Service Association HMSA (BCBS HI)00971Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois - HCSC (BCBS IL)00621Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois - HCSC (BCBS IL)00621Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois - HCSC (BCBS IL)00621Institutional ClaimMC
Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois - HCSC (BCBS IL)00621Professional ClaimMC
Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois - HCSC (BCBS IL) Medicare00621Institutional ClaimMA
Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois - HCSC (BCBS IL) Medicare00621Professional ClaimMB
Blue Cross Blue Shield Indiana - Anthem (BCBS IN)00130Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Indiana - Anthem (BCBS IN)00630Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Indiana Anthem BCBSHMO00130Institutional Claim16
Blue Cross Blue Shield Indiana Anthem BCBSHMO00630Professional Claim16
Blue Cross Blue Shield Iowa BCBS IA88848Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Iowa BCBS IA88848Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas (BCBS KS)47163Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas (BCBS KS)47163Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas City (BCBS KC)47171Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas City (BCBS KC)47171Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Kentucky - Anthem (BCBS KY)00160Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Kentucky - Anthem (BCBS KY)00660Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana (BCBS LA)00170Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana (BCBS LA)00670Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Maine - Anthem (BCBS ME)00180Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Maine - Anthem (BCBS ME)00680Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Maryland - Carefirst (BCBS MD)SB690Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Maryland - Carefirst (BCBS MD)SB690Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts (BCBS MA)12B14Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts (BCBS MA)00200Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan (BCBS MI)00210Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan (BCBS MI)00710Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota (BCBS MN)00720Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota (BCBS MN)00720Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Mississippi (BCBS MS)00230Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Mississippi (BCBS MS)00230Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Missouri - Anthem (BCBS MO)00241Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Missouri - Anthem (BCBS MO)00241Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Montana - HCSC (BCBS MT)BCBSInstitutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Montana - HCSC (BCBS MT)BCBSProfessional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Nebraska (BCBS NE)77780Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Nebraska (BCBS NE)77780Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Nevada - Anthem (BCBS NV)00265Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Nevada - Anthem (BCBS NV)00265Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New Hampshire - Anthem (BCBS NH)00270Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New Hampshire - Anthem (BCBS NH)00770Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey - Horizon (BCBS NJ)22099Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey - Horizon (BCBS NJ)22099Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New Mexico - HCSC (BCBS NM)00790Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New Mexico - HCSC (BCBS NM)00790Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Central (BCBS NY)12B37Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Central (BCBS NY)SB805Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Empire Anthem (BCBS NY)00303Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Empire Anthem (BCBS NY)00803Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Northeastern (BCBS NY)00800Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Northeastern (BCBS NY)00800Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Rochester (BCBS NY)12B67Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Rochester (BCBS NY)SB804Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Utica (BCBS NY)00306Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Utica (BCBS NY)00806Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Western (BCBS NY)00301Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Western (BCBS NY)00801Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Western (BCBS NY) 1600301Institutional Claim16
Blue Cross Blue Shield New York - Western (BCBS NY) 1600801Professional Claim16
Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina (BCBS NC)00310Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina (BCBS NC)00810Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina (BCBS NC) HMO00310Institutional Claim16
Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina (BCBS NC) HMO00810Professional Claim16
Blue Cross Blue Shield North Dakota BCBS ND55891Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield North Dakota BCBS ND55891Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Ohio - Anthem (BCBS OH)00332Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Ohio - Anthem (BCBS OH)00834Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Oklahoma - HCSC (BCBS OK)00840Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Oklahoma - HCSC (BCBS OK)00840Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Oregon - Regence (BCBS OR)00851Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Oregon - Regence (BCBS OR)00851Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Oregon- Regence (BCBS OR) Advantage00851Institutional Claim16
Blue Cross Blue Shield Oregon- Regence (BCBS OR) Advantage00851Professional Claim16
Blue Cross Blue Shield Rhode Island (BCBS RI)00370Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Rhode Island (BCBS RI)SB870Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina (BCBS SC)00380Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina (BCBS SC)00880Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina - FEP (BCBS SC)00402Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina - FEP (BCBS SC)00402Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina - Preferred Blue (BCBS SC)00481Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina - Preferred Blue (BCBS SC)00481Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina - Preferred Blue (BCBS SC) Medicare00481Institutional ClaimMA
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina - Preferred Blue (BCBS SC) Medicare00481Professional ClaimMB
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina - State Employee Plan (BCBS SC)00400Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina - State Employee Plan (BCBS SC)00400Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Dakota (BCBS SD)88848Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Dakota (BCBS SD)88848Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee (BCBS TN)00890Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee (BCBS TN)00390Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee (BCBS TN) Medicare00890Institutional ClaimMA
Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee (BCBS TN) Medicare00390Professional ClaimMB
Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas - HCSC (BCBS TX)84980Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas - HCSC (BCBS TX)84980Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Utah - Regence (BCBS UT)12B42Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Utah - Regence (BCBS UT)12B42Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Vermont (BCBS VT)BCSVTInstitutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Vermont (BCBS VT)BCSVTProfessional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Virginia - Anthem (BCBS VA)058916206CMSCOSInstitutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Virginia - Anthem (BCBS VA)058916206CMSCOSProfessional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Washington - Regence (BCBS WA)00932Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Washington - Regence (BCBS WA)00932Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia - Highmark (BCBS WV)54828Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia - Highmark (BCBS WV)54828Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Western Pennsylvania - Highmark (BCBS PA)54771WInstitutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Western Pennsylvania - Highmark (BCBS PA)54771Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Wisconsin - Anthem (BCBS WI)00450Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Wisconsin - Anthem (BCBS WI)00950Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Wisconsin Medicaid - Anthem (BCBS WI)00450Institutional ClaimMC
Blue Cross Blue Shield Wisconsin Medicaid - Anthem (BCBS WI)00950Professional ClaimMC
Blue Cross Blue Shield Wisconsin Medicare - Anthem (BCBS WI)00450Institutional ClaimMA
Blue Cross Blue Shield Wisconsin Medicare - Anthem (BCBS WI)00950Professional ClaimMB
Blue Cross Blue Shield Wyoming (BCBS WY)53767Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Blue Shield Wyoming (BCBS WY)53767Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Capital (BCBS PA)12B61Institutional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Capital (BCBS PA)23045Professional ClaimBL
Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Capital (BCBS PA) Medicare12B61Institutional ClaimMA
Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Capital (BCBS PA) Medicare23045Professional ClaimMB
BLUE PLUS (BLUERIDE TRANSPORTATION) BCBS MNBLRDEInstitutional ClaimCI
BLUE PLUS (BLUERIDE TRANSPORTATION) BCBS MNBLRDEProfessional ClaimCI
Empire BCBS New York Healthplus26375Institutional ClaimMC
Empire BCBS New York Healthplus26375Professional ClaimMC
Georgia BCBS Medicare Advantage00100Institutional ClaimMA
Georgia BCBS Medicare Advantage00100Professional ClaimMB
Health Network Solutions (HNS) - BCBS NCHBC01Professional ClaimCI
Highmark BCBSD Health Options Commercial47181Institutional ClaimCI
Highmark BCBSD Health Options Commercial47181Professional ClaimCI
Highmark BCBSD Health Options Inc.47181Institutional ClaimBL
Highmark BCBSD Health Options Inc.47181Professional ClaimBL
Highmark BCBSD Health Options Medicaid47181Institutional ClaimMC
Highmark BCBSD Health Options Medicaid47181Professional ClaimMC
Illinois BCBS Community OptionsMCDILInstitutional ClaimCI
Illinois BCBS Community OptionsMCDILProfessional ClaimCI
Illinois BCBS Community Options Blue CrossMCDILInstitutional ClaimBL
Illinois BCBS Community Options Blue CrossMCDILProfessional ClaimBL
Illinois BCBS Community Options MedicaidMCDILInstitutional ClaimMC
Illinois BCBS Community Options MedicaidMCDILProfessional ClaimMC
Illinois BCBS Community Options MedicareMCDILInstitutional ClaimMA
Illinois BCBS Community Options MedicareMCDILProfessional ClaimMB
Illinois BCBS Medicare Advantage66006Institutional ClaimMA
Illinois BCBS Medicare Advantage66006Professional ClaimMB
JVHL BCBSM Medicare Plus Blue PPOKCJVLInstitutional ClaimCI
JVHL BCBSM Medicare Plus Blue PPOKCJVLProfessional ClaimCI
Kansas City BCBS Medicare Advantage47171Institutional ClaimMA
Kansas City BCBS Medicare Advantage47171Professional ClaimMB
KS City BCBS Medicare Advantage47171Institutional Claim16
KS City BCBS Medicare Advantage47171Professional Claim16
Medicare BlUE HMO PPO BCBS56152Institutional ClaimBL
Medicare BlUE HMO PPO BCBS56152Professional ClaimBL
Michigan BCBS Blue Care Network00210Institutional ClaimHM
Michigan BCBS Blue Care Network00710Professional ClaimHM
Michigan BCBS FEP00210Institutional ClaimFI
Michigan BCBS FEP00710Professional ClaimFI
Michigan BCBS Medicare Advantage00210Institutional ClaimMA
Michigan BCBS Medicare Advantage00710Professional ClaimMB
MN BCBS LOGISTICARE NON-EMERG TRANSPORTA5143Professional ClaimCI
Montana BCBS Medicare Advantage66006Institutional ClaimMA
Montana BCBS Medicare Advantage66006Professional ClaimMB
New Mexico BCBS Medicare Advantage66006Institutional ClaimMA
New Mexico BCBS Medicare Advantage66006Professional ClaimMB
New York Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage00303Institutional ClaimMA
New York Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage00803Professional ClaimMB
Oklahoma BCBS Medicare Advantage66006Institutional ClaimMA
Oklahoma BCBS Medicare Advantage66006Professional ClaimMB
Stones River Regional IPA BCBST15750Professional ClaimCI
Texas BCBS Medicare Advantage66006Institutional ClaimMA
Texas BCBS Medicare Advantage66006Professional ClaimMB
TOP/DATA SERVICES/VYTALIZE/IPANS/BCBS35749Institutional ClaimCI
TOP/DATA SERVICES/VYTALIZE/IPANS/BCBS35749Professional ClaimCI