Updated September 1, 2026
Verify Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine eligibility in real time.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine supports electronic real-time eligibility. Send the check to payer ID 180 and the full benefits picture comes back in seconds, before the patient sits down.
Also billed as: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Maine · Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Maine (Medicaid Reclamation) · Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Maine Dental · Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine - Medicare Advantage · Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Maine
Seconds
The same Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine check that takes 15 to 25 minutes on the phone. Ten patients tomorrow: ten checks, or three hours on hold.
6 billing names
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine shows up on cards under 6 names. Every one routes to payer ID 180, and so do 12 older payer IDs still printed on cards. No guessing which card this is.
33 Anthem plans
verify in real time through Valian. One setup covers the whole Anthem family, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine included.
From $39/mo
Per location, billed yearly. Found checks are billed once a month, $2.50 each and less as you run more. No seat fees, no processing fees.
The phone way
Call, hold, transcribe, repeat.
Verifying Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine by phone means a menu, a hold queue, and 15 to 25 minutes per patient while someone at the desk reads benefits back by hand. Ten patients on tomorrow's schedule is half a workday on hold.
The real-time way
Payer ID 180, in seconds.
The same check, sent electronically. Sign in and run it for any patient in one click, and Valian flags the ones that need a human look.
| By phone | In Valian | |
|---|---|---|
| Time per patient | 15 to 25 minutes on hold | Seconds |
| When it happens | Day of, squeezed between patients | Any time before the visit, in one click |
| What you get | Notes scribbled while someone reads benefits aloud | The full breakdown, saved to the patient |
What a Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine eligibility check returns
- Whether coverage is active, with plan and group details
- Deductible, and how much of it is already met this year
- Annual maximum, and how much of it is left to work with
- Coverage percentages by category: preventive, basic, major
- Frequency limits on cleanings, exams, and X-rays
- Waiting periods, where Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine reports them electronically
Eligibility result
Sample data- Status
- Active
- Plan
- PPO · Group 8823
- Deductible
- $50 · $0 met
- Annual max
- $1,500 remaining
- Preventive
- 100%
- Basic
- 80%
- Major
- 50%
- Cleanings
- 2 / year
Returned in seconds · payer ID 180
How practices handle this today, in their own words
Verbatim from recorded calls to dental offices. Names withheld.
We call the insurance, or I go on their website and do it. Yeah, we manually do it.
We have a third party insurance verification team that does it for us. I’m not too sure, maybe like seven, ten minutes.
Our system does it, and the ones that are not set up for electronic, we do ourselves.
How getting set up works
Book a discovery call
A 15-minute call with our team: we show you a check and size your plan. Then you sign up from the link we send you: create the account, sign the agreement, and put a card on file.
Save your carriers and codes
Pick the insurance carriers you take and the codes you check.
Run a check in one click
Sign in, pick a patient and see their coverage in seconds before the visit, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine included. No hold music, no portal logins.
Under half an hour of your time all in. See how the software compares, how a real-time check works, or what outsourcing costs.
What Anthem BCBS ME supports through our network
- Real-time eligibility (270/271)
- Yes, in seconds
- Enrollment for eligibility
- None, checks work day one
- Dental claims (837D)
- Yes
- Claim status (276/277)
- Yes
- Electronic remittance (835)
- Yes, after a one-click enrollment, typically instant
- Electronic funds transfer
- Yes, after enrollment
- Claim attachments
- Yes
Names and IDs this payer goes by
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine · Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Maine · Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Maine (Medicaid Reclamation) · Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Maine Dental · Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine - Medicare Advantage · Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Maine. Older cards may show payer ID 00180, 00680, 10036, 12B13 and 20180. All of them route to payer ID 180.
Payer site: www.anthem.com
How to verify Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine, step by step
Get the member ID and date of birth from the card or the patient.
Send the electronic eligibility request (a 270) to payer ID 180.
Read the response (the 271): status, deductible, max, percentages, frequencies.
Save the breakdown to the patient. With Valian, all four take one click and a few seconds.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine runs Commercial, Medicare and Medicaid plans across Maine. Medicaid dental benefits change by state and by age, which is exactly what the check reads off the plan. Medicare dental benefits live in the specific Advantage plan, not in Medicare itself, so the plan on the card decides.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine, for your front desk
Phone numbers and portal, from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine's own provider pages.
- Provider customer service
- 866-947-9398
- Provider portal
- Availity
Source: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine, dental page. Checked September 19, 2026.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine, quick answers
Does Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine support real-time eligibility?
Yes. Eligibility checks to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine clear electronically in seconds through payer ID 180.
What payer ID do I use for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine?
180 for eligibility transactions. The same payer also appears on cards as Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Maine, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Maine (Medicaid Reclamation), Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Maine Dental.
What does a check cost with Valian?
Plans from $39 a month per location, billed yearly, or from $49 month to month. Plus $2.50 or less per check we find — $0 when we can’t find the insurance. No setup fee and no seat fees. Sign in and run each check in one click before the visit.
Does Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine require enrollment before I can check eligibility?
No. Eligibility checks work from day one, with no payer enrollment paperwork.
Which Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine plans does this cover?
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine runs Commercial, Medicare and Medicaid plans in Maine. The eligibility check reads the specific plan on the patient's card, whichever program it belongs to.
Can I get Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine remittances electronically?
Yes. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine sends electronic remittance advice (835) after a one-click enrollment, typically instant.
What if the patient's card shows a different Anthem name?
Alternate billing names route to the same payer ID, 180. The same check covers them.
More questions about verifying Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine? Schedule 15 minutes with us and bring your toughest plan.
Check any Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine patient in one click, before they walk in.
Plans from $39 a month per location, billed yearly, or from $49 month to month. Plus $2.50 or less per check we find — $0 when we can’t find the insurance. No setup fee and no seat fees.
Book 15 minutes, demo or onboarding
Pick a time, then tell us on the form whether it is a demo or an onboarding call.
Other Maine dental payers
10 other payers operating in Maine also verify in real time, 1 of them with Medicaid plans.
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine - DentalAD180
- Anthem Maine Health00958
- Anthem MaineHealth958
- Community Health Options45341
- Delta Dental of Northeast02027
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care04271
- Maine MedicaidSKME0
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan04293
- TRICARE East99727
Medicaid plans in Maine: Maine Medicaid.
The Anthem family in the network
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Payer names and marks belong to their owners and identify the insurance company a practice can verify. Sample result shown for illustration; real results reflect the patient's actual plan. Payer capabilities can change between network updates.