Verify Anthem MaineHealth eligibility in real time.
Anthem MaineHealth supports electronic real-time eligibility. Send the check to payer ID 958 and the full benefits picture comes back in under a second, before the patient sits down.
Under 1 second
The same Anthem MaineHealth check that takes 15 to 25 minutes on the phone. Ten patients tomorrow: ten checks, or three hours on hold.
1 billing name
Every one routes to payer ID 958. No guessing which card this is.
33 Anthem plans
verify in real time through Valian. One setup covers the whole Anthem family, Anthem MaineHealth included.
First month free
Then $2.50 a check, only when you run one. No seat fees, no platform fee, no contract. Cancel any time.
The phone way
Call, hold, transcribe, repeat.
Verifying Anthem MaineHealth 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 958, under a second.
The same check, sent electronically. Valian runs it automatically for every patient on the schedule before the day starts, and flags the ones that need a human look.
| By phone | In Valian | |
|---|---|---|
| Time per patient | 15 to 25 minutes on hold | Under a second |
| When it happens | Day of, squeezed between patients | Before the day starts, automatically |
| What you get | Notes scribbled while someone reads benefits aloud | The full breakdown, saved to the patient |
What a Anthem MaineHealth 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 MaineHealth 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 under a second · payer ID 958
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
Sign up
About ten minutes: create the account, sign the agreement, and your free first month starts.
Connect your system
We connect your practice management software with your office manager. Open Dental, Dentrix, Eaglesoft, and more.
Checks run themselves
Every patient on the schedule gets verified automatically before their visit, Anthem MaineHealth included. Your team just reads the results.
Under half an hour of your time all in. See the full walkthrough on the insurance verification page.
What Anthem MaineHealth supports electronically
- Real-time eligibility (270/271)
- Yes, under a second
- Enrollment for eligibility
- None, checks work day one
- Dental claims (837D)
- Not offered electronically
- Claim status (276/277)
- Yes
- Electronic remittance (835)
- Not offered electronically
- Electronic funds transfer
- Not offered electronically
- Claim attachments
- Yes
Payer site: www.anthem.com
How to verify Anthem MaineHealth, 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 958.
Read the response (the 271): status, deductible, max, percentages, frequencies.
Save the breakdown to the patient. Valian does all four automatically, before every visit.
Anthem MaineHealth, quick answers
Does Anthem MaineHealth support real-time eligibility?
Yes. Eligibility checks to Anthem MaineHealth clear electronically in under a second through payer ID 958.
What payer ID do I use for Anthem MaineHealth?
958 for eligibility transactions.
What does a check cost with Valian?
$2.50 per verification, run automatically before every appointment. Your first month is free, with no contract and no seat fees.
Does Anthem MaineHealth require enrollment before I can check eligibility?
No. Eligibility checks work from day one, with no payer enrollment paperwork.
Can I get Anthem MaineHealth remittances electronically?
Anthem MaineHealth does not offer electronic remittance advice (835) today, so payment details arrive on paper or through the payer portal.
What if the patient's card shows a different Anthem name?
Alternate billing names route to the same payer ID, 958. The check resolves them automatically.
More questions about verifying Anthem MaineHealth? Schedule 15 minutes with us and bring your toughest plan.
Every Anthem MaineHealth patient, verified before they walk in.
First month free, then $2.50 a check. No seat fees, no platform fee, no contract.
Book 15 minutes, demo or onboarding
Pick a time, then tell us on the form whether it is a demo or an onboarding call.
The Anthem family in the network
33 Anthem plans verify in real time through Valian.
- Verify Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield HP eligibility
- Verify Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield MyCare Ohio eligibility
- Verify Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada eligibility
- Verify Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada - Dental eligibility
- Verify Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield New Hampshire eligibility
- Verify Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield New Hampshire - Dental eligibility
- Verify Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia eligibility
- Verify Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia - Dental eligibility
- Verify Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Wisconsin eligibility
- Verify Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Wisconsin - Dental eligibility
- Verify Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Ohio Medicaid) eligibility
- Verify Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Dental eligibility
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.