- P = Professional
 - B = Behavioral health
 - F = Facilities
 
Claims
    P    B    F  
    Apr 1, 2024
  
    BCBSRI is not a PPO network sharing plan. We are not allowed to price based on our participating pro...
  
    P    B    F  
    Jan 1, 2024
  
    BCBSRI claims department has seen an increase in claims rejecting for no eligibility because claims ...
  
    P    B    F  
    Nov 1, 2023
  
    If you are correcting a claim due to an audit finding, you must submit Medical Records with your cor...
  
    P    B      
    Nov 1, 2023
  
    If a group submits a claim with the incorrect rendering provider, and needs to correct it, they will...
  
    P    B      
    Apr 1, 2023
  
    As a reminder, when filling out a CMS-1500 form and submitting it to BCBSRI for claims processing, i...
  
    P    B    F  
    Jan 1, 2023
  
    As a reminder when sending medical records to BCBSRI, a valid coversheet should be placed on top of ...
  
    P    B    F  
    Mar 16, 2022
  
    **This update will not take place this weekend and it will be rescheduled to a future date. **
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    P    B    F  
    Jan 7, 2022
  
    BCBSRI will be implementing changes to bluegateway.bcbsri.com and the system was supposed to be unav...
  
    P    B    F  
    Dec 1, 2021
  
    BCBSRI will be implementing changes to bluegateway.bcbsri.com and the system will be unavailable fro...
  
    P        F  
    Nov 1, 2021
  
    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) is initiating a new utilization management program ...
  
    P        F  
    Jul 1, 2021
  
    As a reminder, when filing a claim for an unlisted procedure code, please include the Unlisted Proce...
  
    P    B    F  
    Jun 1, 2021
  
    As a reminder, when filing a claim for an unlisted procedure code, please include the Unlisted Proce...
  
    P    B    F  
    May 1, 2021
  
    As a reminder, when filing a claim for an unlisted procedure code, please include the Unlisted Proce...
  
    P    B    F  
    Apr 1, 2021
  
    As a reminder when sending in Medical Records to BCBSRI, a valid coversheet should be placed on top ...
  
    P    B    F  
    Mar 1, 2021
  
    As a reminder when sending in Medical Records to BCBSRI, a valid coversheet should be placed on top ...
  
    P    B    F  
    Jan 1, 2021
  
    These enhancements include auto-approvals as well as a single location to submit both acute inpatien...
  
    P    B    F  
    Jan 1, 2021
  
    The following announcement is for all providers servicing members with the following Blue Cross Blue...
  
    P        F  
    Nov 1, 2020
  
    BCBSRI has updated our system to reflect the new CMS Hospital Bill Type/Class (087) that become...
  
    P    B    F  
    Jul 1, 2020
  
    Effective for claims received on and after October 5, 2020,  electronically submitted secondary...
  
    P        F  
    Apr 1, 2020
  
    If a member receives the same radiology procedure multiple times on the same day from different prov...
  
    P        F  
    Apr 1, 2020
  
    During the COVID-19 pandemic, eviCore has increased their authorization span from 90 to 180 days. An...
  
    P        F  
    Mar 1, 2020
  
    ICD-10-CM provides significant improvements through greater diagnosis coding detail and the ability ...
  
    P          
    Mar 1, 2020
  
    Please remember to include the NPI of the servicing facility on your CMS-1500 form Box 32A. This wil...
  
    P          
    Mar 1, 2020
  
    If you have a BCBSRI member with an NEHP or State of Rhode Island anchor plan, a cross-border notifi...