BlueCard^®: How to Identify International Members

Occasionally, you may see ID cards from members of international Blue Plans, which include the following:

• BlueCross BlueShield of Costa Rica 
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Uruguay  
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Panama
• BlueCross BlueShield of the U.S. Virgin Islands 

These Plans’ ID cards will also contain three-character prefixes. Please treat these members the same as domestic Blue Plan members (e.g., do not collect any payment from the member beyond cost-sharing amounts, such as deductible, coinsurance and copayments).  


Submit all claims for international Blue members to Blue Cross and Blue Shield Global.  

The Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans and its members are separate and distinct from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and its members in the U.S.  

Claims for members of Canadian Blue Cross Plans are not processed through the BlueCard Program. For claim filing instructions, please refer to these Plans’ ID cards.  

Plans in the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans are as follows:

• Alberta Blue Cross
• Manitoba Blue  
• Medavie Blue Cross 
• Ontario Blue Cross 
• Pacific Blue Cross  
• Quebec Blue Cross  
• Saskatchewan Blue Cross  

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