Outpatient Prior Authorization Requests Through Availity

Starting Sept. 1, we are requiring all service (outpatient) prior authorization requests to be submitted through Availity with the following exceptions:

    • Any services related to Transplant
    • Any services related to Intensive Outpatient Psychiatric or Substance Abuse

For more information on prior authorization requirements please visit the following link:

https://www.bcbswy.com/providers/preadmin/

Availity Recorded Webinar Available – Prior Authorizations

To assist our providers with the Sept. 1 transition, BCBSWY would like to share the recorded webinar for you to view at your convenience.

Please follow this link, login to Availity Portal. Then click the Enroll button to view the course.

Reminder – Specialty Care Prior Authorizations

Currently, we are unable to process the following types of prior authorization requests through Availity: Inpatient hospice, skilled nursing facility, acute rehab unit, swing bed, transitional care unit, residential care and long-term acute care hospital.

Healthcare Provider Support Group

Wyoming Professional Assistance Program will be reinstating its weekly confidential support group meeting for healthcare providers coping with burnout, PTSD and stress related to treating COVID-19.

Every Thursday at 6:30 PM Mountain Time

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 868 9748 7256

Dial in

+1 669 900 6833

Meeting ID: 868 9748 7256

 

BCBSWY Mailing Address:

PO Box 2266, Cheyenne, WY  82003-2266

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

 

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