Electronic Carrier Codes

Please use these carrier codes for direct electronic claim submission to BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. If you transmit through a clearinghouse, please check with the clearinghouse to see if it requires a different payer ID or carrier code.

130  Employer's Life Insurance 
400 State Health Plan 
401  BlueCross BlueShield (including all BlueCard® claims) 
402  Federal Employee Plan 
481  Preferred Blue® 
781  Medical Claims Management Group 
922  BlueChoice® HealthPlan 
886  Planned Administrators, Inc.*
C16 Consolidated Benefits, Inc.
C62 Medicare Advantage (Private)
C63 Medicare BlueSM (PPO)
 

Dental Payer Codes

38520  BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina 
76031  Florida Combined Life* 
77828  Companion Life* 
 

Third Party Administrator Payer Codes

Some third party administrators use our PPO network, indicated by the PPC logo on the front of the ID card. Use these carrier codes to submit claims electronically:

315  Thomas Cooper* 
446  Employee Benefit Services, dba Key Benefit Administrators* 
498  Carolina Benefit Administrators* 

*Florida Combined Life and Companion Life are separate life insurance companies that do not offer BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina products. These services are offered by Florida Combined Life and Companion Life, not BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. BlueCross BlueShield of  South Carolina has no responsibility for these services. On behalf of BlueCross, Planned Administrators, Inc. (PAI), Thomas Cooper, Employee Benefit Services (EBS) and Carolina Benefit Administrators (CBA) provide third party administration services. PAI, Thomas Cooper, EBS and CBA are separate companies.

BlueChoice HealthPlan is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.