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Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia

West Virginia • 31 prefixes

Also known as: Highmark West Virginia, Highmark BCBS WV

Billing reference

Provider phone
(800) 543-7822

Verified Aug 2026 · source

4 exceptions — check before you submit

Depends on the plan type

  • (833) 957-0020 — Highmark Health Options (Medicaid) provider services
  • (800) 242-0514 — Medical Services: Facilities
  • (800) 547-3627 — Medical Services: Professional Providers

Depends on the claim type

  • (800) 258-9808 — Behavioral Health
Electronic payer ID
54828

Verified Aug 2026 · source

Claims mailing address
P.O. Box 7026, Wheeling, WV 26003

Verified Aug 2026 · source

3 exceptions — check before you submit

Depends on the plan type

  • P.O. Box 211349, Eagan, MN 55121 — Medicaid / Highmark Health Options WV claims
  • P.O. Box 7004, Wheeling, WV 26003 — Medicare Advantage PPO claims

Other cases

  • P.O. Box 1749, Parkersburg, WV 26102 — Highmark Health Options WV claims department
Timely filing limit
365 daysCompare all plans

Verified Aug 2026 · source

2 exceptions — check before you submit

Depends on the plan type

  • 90 days — EPSDT claims (Medicaid)

Depends on the claim stage

  • 455 days — corrected claims (from finalization date of original claim)
Prior authorization phone
(866) 459-4418

Billing Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia from outside West Virginia?

Usually you do not send the claim to Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia. 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 Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia for processing.

  • The payer ID and claims address above are for filing within West Virginia. Filing from elsewhere, use your local plan's details instead.
  • Prior authorizationis generally handled by the member's home plan — so Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia, 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.

About Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia

Highmark West Virginia Inc. providing commercial, Medicare and Medicaid plans.

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