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Summary of Benefits and Coverage: What this Plan Covers & What it Costs Coverage for: Individual/Family |Plan Type: HMO
This is only a summary. If you want more detail about your coverage and costs, you can get the complete terms in the policy or plan
document at www.bcbstx.com/member/policy-forms/2017 or by calling 1-877-299-2377.
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Your cost if you use a
Your cost if you use a
Common Medical Event Services You May Need Non-Participating Limitations & Exceptions
Participating Provider
Provider
If you need drugs to treat Retail - $15/$20 copay Lower copay applies at preferred
your illness or condition Generic drugs Mail - $45 copay
Not Covered
Participating pharmacies. One copay per
Retail - $30/$40 copay 30-day supply - up to a 90-day supply for
More information about Preferred brand drugs Not Covered
Mail - $90 copay generic and brand drugs, up to a 30-day
prescription drug
supply for specialty drugs. Payment of the
coverage is available at Retail - $45/$55 copay
Non-preferred brand drugs Not Covered difference between the cost of a brand
https://www.myprime.c Mail - $135 copay name drug and a generic may also be
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Specialty drugs $45/$55 copay Not Covered required if a generic drug is available.
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Certain women's preventive services will be
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covered with no cost to the member.
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If you have outpatient Facility fee (e.g., ambulatory Elective abortion is not covered except in
20% coinsurance Not Covered
surgery surgery center) limited circumstances.
Physician/surgeon fees 20% coinsurance Not Covered Termination of pregnancy is not covered
except in limited circumstances.
If you need immediate $400 copay/visit plus $400 copay/visit plus Copay is charged in addition to the overall
Emergency room services
medical attention 20% coinsurance 20% coinsurance deductible and is waived if admitted.
Emergency medical
20% coinsurance 20% coinsurance
transportation ---none---
Urgent care $75 copay/visit Not Covered
Facility fee (e.g., hospital
If you have a hospital 20% coinsurance Not Covered
room) ---none---
stay
Physician/surgeon fee 20% coinsurance Not Covered
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Your cost if you use a
Your cost if you use a
Common Medical Event Services You May Need Non-Participating Limitations & Exceptions
Participating Provider
Provider
$30 copay for office visits
Mental/behavioral health
or 20% coinsurance for Not Covered
outpatient services
other outpatient services
If you have mental Mental/behavioral health
20% coinsurance Not Covered
health, behavioral health, inpatient services
---none---
or substance abuse $30 copay for office visits
needs Substance use disorder
or 20% coinsurance for Not Covered
outpatient services
other outpatient services
Substance use disorder
20% coinsurance Not Covered
inpatient services
$30 copay Primary care/
Copay applies to first prenatal visit (per
If you are pregnant Prenatal and postnatal care $50 copay/Specialist for Not Covered
pregnancy)
initial visit
Delivery and all inpatient
20% coinsurance Not Covered ---none---
services
If you need help Home health care 20% coinsurance Not Covered
recovering or have other 60 visit maximum per benefit period.
special health needs
Rehabilitation services 20% coinsurance Not Covered 35 visit maximum per benefit period,
Habilitation services 20% coinsurance Not Covered including chiropractic.
Skilled nursing care 20% coinsurance Not Covered 25 day maximum per benefit period.
Durable medical equipment 20% coinsurance Not Covered
---none---
Hospice service 20% coinsurance Not Covered
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Your cost if you use a
Your cost if you use a
Common Medical Event Services You May Need Non-Participating Limitations & Exceptions
Participating Provider
Provider
Eye exam No Charge No Charge One visit per year. Reimbursed up to $30
If your child needs
Non-Participating. See benefit booklet for
dental or eye care
network details.
Glasses No Charge No Charge One pair of glasses per year. Up to $150
Participating. Reimbursed up to $45
frames/$25 single vision lenses
Non-Participating. See benefit booklet for
network details.
Dental check-up 30% coinsurance 30% coinsurance Two visits per year. See benefit booklet for
network details
Other Covered Services (This isn't a complete list. Check your policy or plan document for other covered services and your costs for these services.)
Chiropractic care Hearing aids (Limited to one for each ear every Routine foot care (Only covered in connection
Cosmetic surgery (Only covered for the three years) with diabetes, circulatory disorders of the lower
correction of congenital deformities or for Infertility treatment (Diagnosis covered but extremities, peripheral vascular disease, peripheral
conditions resulting from accidental injuries, scars, treatment and Invitro not covered) neuropathy, or chronic arterial or venous
tumors or diseases. when medically necessary.) insufficiency)
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About These Coverage Having a baby Managing type 2 diabetes
(normal delivery) (routine maintenance of a well-controlled
Examples: condition)
These examples show how this plan might cover n Amount owed to providers: $7,540 n Amount owed to providers: $5,400
medical care in given situations. Use these n Plan pays $4,640 n Plan pays $3,120
examples to see, in general, how much financial n Patient pays $2,900 n Patient pays $2,280
protection a sample patient might get if they are
Sample care costs: Sample care costs:
covered under different plans.
Hospital charges (mother) $2,700 Prescriptions $2,900
Routine obstetric care $2,100 Medical Equipment and Supplies $1,300
This is not a Hospital charges (baby) $900 Office Visits and Procedures $700
Education $300
cost Anesthesia $900 Laboratory tests $100
estimator. Laboratory tests $500 Vaccines, other preventive $100
Prescriptions $200 Total $5,400
Dont use these examples to estimate Radiology $200 Patient pays:
your actual costs under the plan. The Vaccines, other preventive $40 Deductibles $1,300
actual care you receive will be different
from these examples, and the cost of Total $7,540 Copays $700
Coinsurance $200
that care also will be different.
Patient pays: Limits or exclusions $80
Deductibles $1,300 Total $2,280
See the next page for important
Copays $200
information about these examples.
Coinsurance $1,200
Limits or exclusions $200
Total $2,900
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Questions and answers about Coverage Examples:
What are some of the assumptions What does a Coverage Example Can I use Coverage Examples to
behind the Coverage Examples? show? compare plans?
Costs dont include premiums. For each treatment situation, the Coverage Yes. When you look at the Summary of
Sample care costs are based on national Example helps you see how deductibles,
Benefits and Coverage for other plans, youll
averages supplied by the U.S. Department of copayments, and coinsurance can add up. It
find the same Coverage Examples. When you
Health and Human Services, and arent specific also helps you see what expenses might be left up
compare plans, check the Patient Pays box
to a particular geographic area or health plan. to you to pay because the service or treatment
in each example. The smaller that number,
The patients condition was not an excluded isnt covered or payment is limited.
the more coverage the plan provides.
or preexisting condition.
All services and treatments started and ended Does the Coverage Example Are there other costs I should
in the same coverage period. predict my own care needs? consider when comparing plans?
There are no other medical expenses for any Yes. An important cost is the premium you
member covered under this plan.
No. Treatments shown are just examples. The
care you would receive for this condition could pay. Generally, the lower your premium, the
Out-of-pocket expenses are based only on be different based on your doctors advice, more youll pay in out-of-pocket costs, such
treating the condition in the example. your age, how serious your condition is, and as copayments, deductibles, and coinsurance.
The patient received all care from in-network many other factors. You should also consider contributions to
providers. If the patient had received care accounts such as health savings accounts
from out-of-network providers, costs would Does the Coverage Example (HSAs), flexible spending arrangements (FSAs)
have been higher. or health reimbursement accounts (HRAs)
predict my future expenses?
that help you pay out-of-pocket expenses.
No. Coverage Examples are not cost
estimators. You cant use the examples to
estimate costs for an actual condition. They
are for comparative purposes only. Your own
costs will be different depending on the care
you receive, the prices your providers charge,
and the reimbursement your health plan
allows.