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Insourcing Behavioral Health Level 1 Appeals from Beacon Health Options May 03, 2021 Claims & Coding

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is insourcing utilization management (UM) and intensive care management (CM) behavioral health services previously provided by Beacon Health Options in two phases. 

  • Phase 1: Level 1 Appeals will take effect on June 1, 2021  
  • Phase 2: All other CM and UM services will be effective January 1, 2022  

UM and CM Process Changes for Providers 

Prior to June 1, 2021, providers should send Level 1 Appeals to Beacon Health Options at their current address:  

Beacon Health Options  

PO Box 12438 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2438

Starting June 1, 2021, providers will need to send Level 1 Appeals for behavioral health services to Blue Cross NC instead of Beacon Health Options using this new address:  

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

PO Box 30055

Durham, NC 27702-3055

Fax: 919-765-2322

Level I Provider Appeals for billing/coding disputes and medical necessity determinations should be submitted by sending a written request for appeal using the Level I Provider Appeal Form. With the form, the provider may attach supporting medical information and mail to the appropriate address within the required time frame.   

For more efficient delivery of the request, this information may also be faxed to the Appeals department at 919-765-2322. The Level I Provider Appeal Form includes fax numbers and mailing addresses for submitting different types of appeals. Faxing is the preferred method for providers to submit Level I appeals to Blue Cross NC. Attaching supporting medical information is not required, however, it will expedite the handling of the provider appeal. This is the only level of appeal that is available to providers.   

For questions or concerns about the BHO behavioral health insourcing process, providers can email our Behavioral Health team