BCBS Provider Directory

From: Tribune Communications
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 12:43 PM
Subject: Message from Mike Bourgon/BCBS Provider Directory

Last week, we mentioned that you may want to search the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) provider directory now to see if your medical provider is in the network. Some employees at a few of our business units have found that they are being prompted for an additional code, so we thought it might be helpful to review the overall process for using the BCBS provider directory.

1. Go to the BCBS website, www.bcbsil.com and click the box labeled “Find a Doctor” or,

simply click here: http://www.bcbsil.com/providers/index.htm?WT.svl=h2.

2. Choose whether to search by your doctor’s name or by your doctor’s area of specialty.

3. Where required to select the Health Plan, click the “Group” button and then choose “PPO” from the drop-down list. Enter the rest of the information required.

4. On the next screen, if asked for your “Alpha Prefix,” enter “TRB.”

Hopefully, this will clear up any confusion, enabling you to fully utilize the provider directory and determine whether your doctor is already part of the BCBS network.

Thanks for your patience.

Mike Bourgon

VP/Human Resources