Financial & Billing Matters | Accepted Health Insurances

Boston Children’s Hospital and physicians are participating with the list of insurance plans below. Participation in these plans is not a guarantee of payment or coverage. Many insurance companies require a referral or prior-authorization for coverage of services. If you would like to verify coverage or have questions regarding out of pocket expenses we recommend that you call the member services number on your insurance card or contact your employee benefits program for more information. If you have a question as to whether Boston Children’s Hospital and its physicians participate in your insurance plan please contact 617-355-3397.

YOUR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: If you are enrolled in a tiered, high deductible or limited network your out of pocket expense will vary based on the provider and/or place of service (i.e. main campus vs. satellites), and provider of service. We recommend that you call your insurance carrier or your benefits office to determine your liability/out of pocket financial responsibility.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COVERAGE: Behavioral Health Benefits shouldalwaysbe verified with your health insurance company. Coverage of services can vary based on a variety of factors.

AETNA

  • AETNA CHOICE POINT OF SERVICE (POS)
  • AETNA MANAGE CHOICE
  • AETNA OPEN ACCESS MANAGE CARE
  • AETNA OPEN CHOICE PPO
  • AETNA HEALTH NETWORK
  • AETNA NETWORK OPTION PLANS
  • AENTA INDEMNITY PLANS
  • AETNA TRANSPLANT NETWORK
  • AETNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
  • 安泰美国医疗组织
  • AETNA US HEALTHCARE PPO & INDEMNITY
  • AETNA BETTER HEALTH
  • INTERNATIONAL AETNA GLOBAL BENEFITS
  • INTERNATIONAL AETNA

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD

The BlueCard program is a national program that enables members of a Blue Cross Blue Shield plan to get health care service benefits while traveling or living in another Blue plan’s service area. Benefits vary from plan to plan and state to state. Always check benefits and eligibility before rendering services.BlueCard members have a suitcase logo on their ID card.

  • BLUE CROSS MA PPO & INDEMNITY
  • 蓝十字马HMO &蓝选择(POS)
  • BLUE CROSS MEDEX
  • BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD - FEDERAL
  • BLUE OPTIONS - HMO BLUE NEW ENGLAND OPTIONS
  • BLUE OPTIONS - PREFERRED BLUE PPO OPTIONS
  • BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS
  • BLUE SELECT OPTIONS HMO & PPO
  • BLUE CROSS OUT-OF-STATE
  • BCBS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

PLEASE NOTE – Boston Children’s Hospital and physicians DO NOT participate in the following plans:

  • BCBS MEDICAID PLANS

BEACON HEALTH STRATEGIES

  • BEACON - MASSHEALTH (MBHP)
  • BEACON - FALLON HEALTH
  • BEACON - GIC
  • BEACON - NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLANS

CIGNA

Cigna’s LocalPlus Network plan will no longer be available at Boston Children’s effective January 1, 2018.

  • CIGNA CARELINK
  • CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS
  • CIGNA NETWORK OPEN ACCESS & OPEN ACCESS PLUS
  • CIGNA HMO OPEN ACCESS & POS OPEN ACCESS
  • CIGNA LOCALPLUS ® HMO, POS, and HMO POS
  • CIGNA NETWORK & NETWORK POS, PPO or EPO
  • CIGNA LOCALPLUS® NETWORK FOCUS NETWORK
  • CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS NETWORK
  • CIGNA NETWORKS IN THE US: PPO & AOP
  • CIGNA HEALTH PLAN-PPO & INDEMNITY
  • CIGNA MVP
  • CIGNA LIFESOURCE
  • CIGNA GREAT WEST LIFE
  • INTERNATIONAL CIGNA
  • CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
  • LIFESOURCE

COVENTRY

COMMUNITY HEALTH OPTIONS

PPO MAINE FEDERAL EXCHANGE – MAINE COVERAGE ONLY

  • Community Advantage – Gold & Silver (ME)
  • Community Value – Silver (ME)
  • Community Value Plus Silver
  • Community Choice Silver
  • 社区前ferred Silver
  • 社区前ferred Plus Silver
  • Community Option Bronze
  • Community Plus Bronze
  • Community Option Bronze
  • Community Plus Bronze
  • Community Option HSA Bronze
  • Community Safe Harbor Catastrophic
  • 社区前mier Platinum
  • Community Balance Silver

FALLON

  • SELECT CARE
  • HARRINGTON ADVANTAGE-PPO
  • FALLON ADVANTAGE PLAN- THE CITY OF WORCESTER – SELECT CARE TIER 2
  • FALLON HARRINGTON ADVANTAGE - PPO
  • FALLON CONNECTOR OPTIONS – SELECT CARE
  • FALLON TIERED CHOICE – TIER 3
  • FALLON PREFERRED CARE-PPO
  • FALLON – MASSHEALTH

PLEASE NOTE – Boston Children’s Hospital and physicians DO NOT participate in the following plans:

  • DIRECT CARE (CITY OF WORCHESTER-DIRECT)
  • STEWARD COMMUNITY CARE
  • HARRINGTON HHCS 2 ACA
  • THE CITY OF WORCESTER ADVANTAG – DIRECT PLAN
  • FALLON – COMMUNITY CARE
  • FALLON MEDICARE – NO PRODUCTS

HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE (HPHC)

  • HPHC-HMO
  • HPHC-PPO
  • HPHC CHOICE PLUS PASSPORT
  • HARVARD PILGRIM OPTIONS-PPO
  • HPHC STUDENT INSURANCE PL-PPO
  • HEALTH PLANS INC-PPO
  • HPHC NH HEALTHY KIDS
  • HPHC CHOICE NET - HMO
  • HPHC CHOICE NET - PPO
  • HPHC PRIMARY CHOICE (GIC)
  • HPHC INDEPENDENCE PLAN (POS)
  • HPHC FOCUS NETWORK – Authorized Access
  • HPHC HOSPITAL PREFER-HMO
  • HPHC HOSPITAL PREFER-PPO
  • HPHC SOUTHCOAST
  • HPHC NH ELEVATE HEALTH – Authorized Access
  • HPHC ELEVATE HEALTH OPTIONS

PLEASE NOTE – Boston Children’s Hospital and physicians DO NOT participate in the following plans:

  • HPHC LAWRENCE GENERAL
  • HPHC SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE
  • HPHC DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK
  • HPHC BIDMC SELECT
  • HPHC BMC SELECT-HMO
  • HPHC BMC TIERED-HMO

HUMANA

  • CHOICE CARE NETWORK - PPO

PLEASE NOTE - Boston Children's Hospital and physicians DO NOT participate in the following plans:

  • HUMANA HMO

LIFETRAC TRANSPLANT NETWORK

MASSHEALTH – Mass Medicaid

  • MASSHEALTH-LIMITED
  • MASSHEALTH-NON-PCC
  • MASSHEALTH-PCC
  • MASS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PLAN (MBHP)
  • MASSHEALTH STANDARD
  • MASSHEALTH COMMONWEALTH
  • MASSHEALTH CARE PLUS
  • MASSHEALTH FAMILY ASSIST
  • MASSHEALTH SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEE PREMIUM
  • CHILDREN’S MEDICAL SECURITY PLAN

MEDICAID – Out of State*

  • New Hampshire
  • Vermont
  • Maine
  • AETNA BETTER HEALTH

All Others please refer to 617-355-3397
*The Boston Children’s Hospital Network is enrolled with several out of state Medicaid plans. Please contact your Medicaid member services center to inquire about contractual agreements with BCH.

MEDICARE

MULTIPLAN/PHCS

Covers out of network benefits for patients.

NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN (NHP)MASSACHUSETTS

  • NHP CARE (GIC MEMBERS)
  • NHP COMMERCIAL
    • NHP PRIME HMO
  • NHP MASSHEALTH
  • NHP COMMONWEALTH CHOICE
  • NHP COMMONWEALTH CARE - QHP

PLEASE NOTE – Boston Children’s Hospital and physicians DO NOT participate in the following plans:

  • RHODE ISLAND NHP

TUFTS HEALTH PLAN - NETWORK HEALTH

TUFTS HEALTH PLAN TOGETHER – MASSHEALTH PLAN

  • Care Plus
  • Commonwealth Care

TUFTS HEALTH PLAN DIRECT – CONNECTORCARE (QHP)

  • Subsidized - PLAN TYPE 1-3 (CC1 CC2 & CC3)
  • Nonsubsidized – PLATINUIM, GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE, AND CATASTROPHIC
    • Gold silver & bronze out of pocket expense

TUFTS

  • 塔夫茨- HMO健康计划
  • TUFTS BENEFIT ADMIN - PPO
  • LIBERTY
  • NAVIGATOR
  • CARELINK-TUFTS
  • TUFTS HEALTH PLAN - POS
  • TUFTS NAVIGATOR (GIC)
  • TUFTS YOUR CHOICE - HMO
  • TUFTS YOUR CHOICE - PPO
  • TUFTS STEWARD - DPO
  • TUFTS UNIFORM SERVICE
  • TUFTS STEWARD - EPO

PLEASE NOTE – Boston Children’s Hospital and physicians DO NOT participate in the following plans:

  • TUFTS SPIRIT PLANS
  • TUFTS SELECT NETWORK PLANS
  • TUFTS STEWARD COMMUNITY CHOICE PLANS
  • TUFTS ADVANTAGE HMO SELECT
  • TUFTS GIC SELECT PRODUCTS (GIC)
  • TUFTS SPIRIT PRODUCTS
  • TUFTS STEWARD COMMUNITY CHOICE

UNICARE

  • UNICARE – GIC
  • UNICARE – COMMUNITY CHOICE (GIC)
  • UNICARE – INDEMNITY PLANS (GIC)
  • UNICARE – PLUS (GIC
  • UNICARE – CLASSIC (PPO & HMO)

UNITED HEALTH CARE

  • AMERICHOICE
  • UNITED PASSPORT
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE - HMO, PPO, POS
  • OXFORD HEALTH PLANS
  • OPTUM TRANSPLANT
  • UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
  • INTL UNITED HEALTHCARE
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY PLAN

Patients may contact their carriers for specific benefit information.

For further information, please call Patient Financial Services at 617-355-3397.