BlueCard home-plan routing

EMO

BCBS prefix

EMO routes to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana in LA.

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Routing destination

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

The first three characters on the member’s current ID card identify this BlueCard home plan. Use the terminal trading partner below for the published electronic routes.

Enhanced claim statusEDI 276/277, Availity ECS, or portal automation
Available
EligibilityEDI 270/271
Available
Appeals agentAI appeals workflow
Not published

Phone and fax contacts

Numbers vary by plan, service, and department. Check the member’s ID card before calling or sending a fax.

Phone lines1
  • (866) 508-7145Blue Advantage of Louisiana Phone TreeBlue Advantage of Louisiana line that routes members, prospects, providers, pharmacies and BCBS home plans; the provider branch leads to a benefits menu and an Express Scripts AI prior authorization path.Answered by: Automated phone menu → AI assistant
Phone numbers13
Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana Blue Advantage phone numbers
Channel and numberPayer NotesDepartmentSpecialties
phone(800) 441-9188Eligibility / benefitsBenefit context: Contact Following Entity for Eligibility or Benefit Information
  • Customer Service
Hospital, Hospital - Inpatient
phone(800) 635-1928Eligibility / benefitsBenefit context: Contact Following Entity for Eligibility or Benefit Information
  • BCBSIL
Hospital, Hospital - Inpatient
phone(800) 676-2583Eligibility / benefitsBenefit context: Contact Following Entity for Eligibility or Benefit Information
  • BCBS Out Of State Plan
  • CUSTOMER SERVICE
  • Customer Service
Hospital, Hospital - Inpatient
phone(866) 208-5184Eligibility / benefitsBenefit context: Contact Following Entity for Eligibility or Benefit Information
  • OPTUM
Pharmacy
phone(888) 215-8903Eligibility / benefitsBenefit context: Contact Following Entity for Eligibility or Benefit Information
  • HMC
Dental Care
phone(800) 274-7767Utilization managementBenefit context: Co-Insurance
  • UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT
Hospital, Hospital - Inpatient, Hospital - Outpatient
phone(866) 470-6244Utilization managementBenefit context: Co-Insurance
  • UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT
Hospital
phone(800) 351-2370Other stated contextBenefit context: Co-Insurance
  • CLINICAL INTAKE OPERATIONS
Hospital
phone(800) 523-6435Other stated contextBenefit context: Co-Insurance; Benefit context: Co-Payment
  • LABLUE Clinical Inquiry
Chiropractic, Chiropractic, Hospital, Hospital - Outpatient, Hospital - Emergency Accident, Hospital - Emergency Medical, Emergency Services, Hospital, Hospital - Inpatient, Hospital, Hospital - Outpatient, Physician Visit - Office: Well
phone(800) 780-7881Other stated contextBenefit context: Co-Insurance
  • CLINICAL INTAKE OPERATIONS
Hospital
phone(866) 508-7145Other stated contextBenefit context: Co-Payment
  • LABLUE Blue Advantage Clinical Inquiry
Chiropractic, Chiropractic, Hospital - Outpatient
phone(800) 716-2299
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana Blue Advantage
phone(800) 727-2227
  • BCBS Out Of State Plan

Numbers stated in payer eligibility responses; scope may depend on benefits, products, or departments.

Fax numbers1
Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana Blue Advantage fax numbers
Channel and numberPayer NotesDepartmentSpecialties
fax(800) 453-4341Other stated contextBenefit context: Co-Insurance
  • CLINICAL INTAKE OPERATIONS
Hospital

Numbers stated in payer eligibility responses; scope may depend on benefits, products, or departments.

Retired numbers1

These numbers played a not-in-service recording when called. Do not use them; call the replacement or the number on the member’s ID card.

  • (800) 397-7337Not in service when called; re-check pending

Member ID guidance

Read the prefix from the current card.

Do not infer a prefix from another member or an older card. Federal Employee Program IDs beginning with a single “R” follow a separate route.

Masked formats use L for a letter, N for a number, and ? for an unknown character. No member IDs are published.

Evidence

Source and verification

Prefix, home plan, and state
Substrate BlueCard mapping snapshot. Data last changed ; checked . Check the current prefix with BCBS ↗
Terminal payer and payer ID
Linked to the directory’s terminal payer record, checked . Open the payer routing sources →
Availability signals
Substrate’s reviewed route configuration and claim-status network, checked .

Use the member’s current ID card and confirm the current payer or clearinghouse route before submission. Prefix associations and transaction support can change.

Disclaimer

The information provided on this page is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute billing, coding, or reimbursement advice. Nothing on this page should be relied upon as a substitute for clinician assessment, professional billing guidance, or as a definitive statement of any payor's billing requirements or policies.

Payor agreements, fee schedules, and billing policies vary and are subject to change. Before submitting any claims related to maternity care services, including claims affected by the 2027 CPT code revisions, please consult the applicable payor agreements, coverage policies, and billing guidelines to confirm current requirements for their specific payor contracts.

Substrate makes no representation or warranty regarding the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the payor-specific information presented here. Providers are solely responsible for ensuring that all claims are submitted in accordance with applicable payor requirements, and Substrate assumes no liability for claim denials, underpayments, or other adverse outcomes arising from reliance on this information.