Name of Manual - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Health Care Options
Member ID Cards Your patient’s member ID card contains information that is
essential for claims processing. We recommend that you look at
the member’s ID card at every visit and have a current copy of the
front and back of the card on file. There is a sample of some of the
member ID cards issued at Blue Cross on our website. Not all of
the following information is found on each member ID card:
Member ID Card
Conversion
• name of the plan
• member’s ID number including alpha prefix
• member’s name and group number
• primary care clinic (PCC) name – for managed care plans only
• Blue Shield plan code
• Blue Cross plan code
• prescription coverage
• copay for prescription drugs
• copay for office visits
• dependent-coverage indicator
• claims submission information
Blue Cross and its affiliates converted member identification
numbers from Social Security numbers as of December 31, 2004.
Members from the following Blue Cross lines of business will
retain their original identification number:
• Federal Employee Program - Identification numbers are not
the member’s social security number and are assigned by the
federal government.
• Minnesota government programs, including Prepaid
Medical Assistance Program and Minnesota Care -
Identification numbers are not the member’s social security
number, they being with an “8”.
• Workers’ Compensation - The Minnesota Department of
Labor and Industry requires the use of social security numbers
for anyone who has ever filed a work compensation claim.
5-4 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Provider Policy and Procedure Manual (12/27/10)