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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

Kansas • 33 prefixes

Also known as: BCBSKS, Blue KC Kansas

Billing reference

Provider phone: (833) 467-2140
Electronic payer ID: 47163
Verified Aug 2026 · source
2 exceptions — check before you submit
Depends on the plan type
00047 — Healthy Blue Kansas (Medicaid and Medicare DSNP)
Depends how you submit
4716B — Availity clearinghouse routing
Claims mailing address: 1133 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66629-0001
Verified Aug 2026 · source
1 exception — check before you submit
Depends on the claim type
P.O. Box 239, Topeka, KS 66601-0239 — Standard/Professional Billing Address (paper claims)
Timely filing limit: 455 daysCompare all plans
Verified Aug 2026 · source
1 exception — check before you submit
Depends on the plan type
450 days — Federal Employee Program (FEP)
Prior authorization phone: (800) 782-4437
Provider website: https://www.bcbsks.com

Billing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas from outside Kansas?

Usually you do not send the claim to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas. Under the BlueCard program, a provider treating a member from another Blue plan submits the claim to their own local Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, which then routes it to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas for processing.

The payer ID and claims address above are for filing within Kansas. Filing from elsewhere, use your local plan's details instead.
Prior authorizationis generally handled by the member's home plan — so Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, wherever you are.
Your timely filing limit is set by your own contract with your local Blue plan, not by the figure above. 365 days is customary but contracts vary.
To check eligibility and benefits for an out-of-area Blue member, call 1-800-676-BLUE (1-800-676-2583).

Arrangements vary by contract, and self-funded (ASO) accounts can differ — confirm with your local Blue plan before filing. See the BlueCard Program Provider Manual for the full rules.