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Blue High Performance Network Providers
The Blue High Performance Network® (BlueHPN®) includes the following Blue Cross-contracted providers. You can use our Find A Doctor tool to check a provider’s BlueHPN status. More information about this network is available on our BlueHPN webpage and our BlueHPN FAQs.
| Ambulance | All ground and air ambulance providers regardless of location. |
| Ancillary Providers | All preferred ancillary providers within the MSA. The following are included: audiologists, chiropractors, physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech language pathologists. |
| Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) | All ASCs within the MSA. |
| Dialysis Center | All dialysis centers within the state of Alabama. |
| Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Suppliers | All DME suppliers regardless of location. |
| Home Health, Home Infusion and Hospice Providers | All Home Health, Home Infusion and Hospice providers within the state of Alabama. |
| Laboratories | All Preferred Medical Laboratories regardless of location and all Preferred Physician Laboratories within the MSA. |
| Long-Term Care Facilities | Specialty/free-standing long-term care facilities within the MSA. |
| Mental Health Providers | All behavioral health providers within the state of Alabama. The following are included: Clinical Nurse Specialists, Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors and Behavior Analysts. |
| Mental Health Substance Abuse Inpatient Facilities | Specialty/free-standing behavioral health facilities inside and outside of the MSA; and short-term acute care hospitals with behavioral health units within the MSA that meet BlueHPN designation criteria. |
| Rehabilitation Facilities | Specialty/free-standing rehabilitation facilities within the MSA; and short-term acute care hospitals with inpatient rehabilitation units within the MSA that meet BlueHPN designation criteria. |
| Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals | The following Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals are included: • Bibb Medical Center • St. Vincent's Birmingham • St. Vincent's Blount • St. Vincent's Chilton • St. Vincent's East • St. Vincent's St. Clair Note: It is important that providers refer BlueHPN members to in-network hospitals to ensure they have benefits. |
| Skilled Nursing Facilities |
Not covered |
| Specialty Hospitals | The following Specialty Hospitals are included: • UAB Callahan Eye Hospital • Children’s of Alabama • Fox Army Health Center • Lyster Army Health Clinic • VA Medical Center – Birmingham • VA Medical Center – Tuscaloosa • VA Medical Center – Montgomery/Tuskegee |
| Transplant Facilities | Blue Distinction Center for Transplant designated facilities regardless of location. |