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What is Preventive (Class 1), Basic (Class 2), Major (Class 3), and Orthodontia
What are the classes that dental services are divided into?
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What is Accredo Health Group and AllianceRX Walgreens Prime Specialty Pharmacy
What are the names of the two specialty pharmacy vendors that Premera utilizes for our members?
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What is the Code Check Tool
What is the name of the online resource that providers can utilize to see if a service requires a prior authorization?
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What is the network prefix ID
When speaking to a Washington state provider, what is the first thing that we must obtain from BQT to verify their contracting status?
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What is Office Visit
If a provider is calling because a member is coming to their office to be seen for daily headaches and nausea and they are requesting benefits for the visit, what benefit category would you quote?
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What is a full dental breakdown
What must always be offered when a provider is calling for dental benefits?
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What is generic drugs/Tier 1
Medications that have the lowest cost share are referred to as ?
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What is AIM Specialty Health
What is the name of the vendor that reviews the following services: CT scan, MRI, echocardiography, PET scan, sleep study, CPAP, genetic testing?
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What is United Concordia
Which vendor does Premera utilize to give our members access to dental providers outside of Premera service areas?
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What is Mental Health – Outpatient
Suzie is calling from Sound Mind Counselling Services and she has a patient coming in for an office visit with one of their Behavioral Health Therapists, what benefit category would you quote?
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What is the Paccar ADA code list and Dental Review page
When reviewing codes on a Paccar account for a dental provider, what resource would we use to check the codes for authorization requirements and where would that resource be found?
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What is Specialty drugs
These medications are used to treat complex conditions and are typically self-injected medications.
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What is Prospective UM
This is where prior authorizations and referrals are housed in Facets.
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What is the Provider Contracting Tool
What tool is used to find if a provider is INN or OON?
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What is Preventive Office Visit and Immunizations
Dr. Hamilton’s office is calling for coverage information for a sport physical and immunizations. What benefit categories would you quote?
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What is the Tooth Chart
Where would we review for dental claim history by tooth for a member?
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What is Express Scripts
Where are pharmacy claims housed?
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What is Client Letter
What program is used to generate and store letters that are sent out to members and providers?
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What is the plan prefix
What would you have to obtain from BQT to help determine the contracting status of an out of area (OOA) provider?
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What is In/Outpatient Professional Services
When quoting Injection benefits for a provider, what additional benefit category would we quote if the provider is billing a separate administration fee?
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What is Dental Accident
These services are covered under the medical plan for dental treatment due to an accident (i.e. a child’s tooth being knocked out during a baseball game or being punched in the face and having a tooth fall out).
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What is the RX Search tool
This online search is available to providers and helps to identify the benefit tier for a specific medication, or if the drug is covered under the medical plan. However, this tool does not provide cost or coverage details.
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What is EviCore
When checking CPT codes for prior authorization requirements in BQT, if a code comes up saying OPR, where would the provider need to obtain prior authorization from?
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What is “Are you preferred with your local Blue Cross?”
When speaking to a provider in California about a Microsoft member’s account, what question must be asked to determine the provider’s contracting status?
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What is Outpatient Professional Services and Diagnostic Imaging/Laboratory – Other
Dr. Jones is calling because they will be performing a biopsy in the office for a member and they will be sending the biopsy to a lab for analysis. What benefit categories would you quote?
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