Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

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BCBS Minnesota (MN) — admission notification and inpatient pre-certification review

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Phone651-662-5270Fax

651-662-7006

Published hours

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Product, plan and location

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Minnesota

Mailing address

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Medical and behavioral health inpatient admissions; toll free 1-800-528-0934; additional faxes (651) 662-0622 or 1-855-315-4038. Source: 2025 Provider Policy & Procedure Manual (revised 11/17/25), chapter 1 At Your Service. Availity Essentials is the preferred channel for authorizations and admission notifications.

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BCBS Minnesota (MN) — MHCP inpatient pre-certification and PMAP SNF fax

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Phone

No phone listed for this route

Fax

651-662-6283

Published hours

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Product, plan and location

medicaid · dsnp
Minnesota

Mailing address

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Families & Children, MSC+, MinnesotaCare and MSHO inpatient pre-certification (for providers not on MN Encounter Alert Service) and PMAP SNF communication forms; phone via MHCP provider services 866-518-8448. Source: 2025 Provider Policy & Procedure Manual (revised 11/17/25), chapter 1 At Your Service. Availity Essentials is the preferred channel for authorizations and admission notifications.

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BCBS Minnesota (MN) — skilled nursing facility review, Medicare programs

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Phone651-662-5540

Initial review

Fax

651-662-4022

Concurrent review

Published hours

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Product, plan and location

medicare · medicare advantage
Minnesota

Mailing address

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SNF admission review for Medicare programs. Source: 2025 Provider Policy & Procedure Manual (revised 11/17/25), chapter 1 At Your Service. Availity Essentials is the preferred channel for authorizations and admission notifications.

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BCBS Minnesota (MN) — SNF (commercial) and home care review fax

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Phone

No phone listed for this route

Fax

651-662-1004

Published hours

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Product, plan and location

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Minnesota

Mailing address
Integrated Health Management Allied Team, R472 P.O. Box 64265 St. Paul, MN 55164-0265

Home care review (mail)

Commercial SNF admission review and home care review general inquiries; home health, home infusion and hospice pre-service requests go on Availity. Source: 2025 Provider Policy & Procedure Manual (revised 11/17/25), chapter 1 At Your Service. Availity Essentials is the preferred channel for authorizations and admission notifications.

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BCBS Minnesota (MN) — urgent outpatient medical procedure review fax

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Phone

No phone listed for this route

Fax

651-662-1624

Published hours

Not published in this record

Product, plan and location

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Minnesota

Mailing address

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Only requests meeting the federal definition of urgent. Source: 2025 Provider Policy & Procedure Manual (revised 11/17/25), chapter 1 At Your Service. Availity Essentials is the preferred channel for authorizations and admission notifications.

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BCBS Minnesota (MN) — non-urgent outpatient medical procedure review / predeterminations

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Phone

No phone listed for this route

Fax

651-662-2810

Published hours

Not published in this record

Product, plan and location

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Minnesota

Mailing address
Integrated Health Management Utilization Management, R472 P.O. Box 64265 St. Paul, MN 55164-0265

Non-urgent outpatient review / predeterminations (mail)

Non-urgent outpatient procedure review general inquiries; predeterminations may be mailed or faxed. Source: 2025 Provider Policy & Procedure Manual (revised 11/17/25), chapter 1 At Your Service. Availity Essentials is the preferred channel for authorizations and admission notifications.

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BCBS Minnesota (MN) — eviCore genetic testing program fax

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Phone

No phone listed for this route

Fax

844-545-9213

Published hours

Not published in this record

Product, plan and location

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Minnesota

Mailing address

Not researched for this route

eviCore molecular/genetic lab testing program for BCBS Minnesota. Source: 2025 Provider Policy & Procedure Manual (revised 11/17/25), chapter 1 At Your Service. Availity Essentials is the preferred channel for authorizations and admission notifications.

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