2023 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan - FEP Blue Focus
Section 3. How You Get Care
If you disagree with our pre-service claim decision:
To reconsider a non-urgent care claim
Section 3. How You Get Care
If you disagree with our pre-service claim decision:
To reconsider a non-urgent care claim
- To reconsider a non-urgent care claim
Within 6 months of our initial decision, you may ask us in writing to reconsider our initial decision. Follow Step 1 of the disputed claims process detailed in Section 8 of this brochure.
In the case of a pre-service claim and subject to a request for additional information, we have 30 days from the date we receive your written request for reconsideration to:
- Precertify your inpatient admission or, if applicable, approve your request for prior approval for the service, drug, or supply; or
- Write to you and maintain our denial; or
- Ask you or your provider for more information.
You or your provider must send the information so that we receive it within 60 days of our request. We will then decide within 30 more days.
If we do not receive the information within 60 days, we will decide within 30 days of the date the information was due. We will base our decision on the information we already have. We will write to you with our decision.