Updated September 1, 2026
Verify Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts eligibility in real time.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts supports electronic real-time eligibility. Send the check to payer ID 700 and the full benefits picture comes back in under a second, before the patient sits down.
Also billed as: BCBS Massachusetts · BCBSMA · Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts - Medicare Advantage
Under 1 second
The same Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts check that takes 15 to 25 minutes on the phone. Ten patients tomorrow: ten checks, or three hours on hold.
5 billing names
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts shows up on cards under 5 names. Every one routes to payer ID 700, and so do 11 older payer IDs still printed on cards. No guessing which card this is.
46 Blue plans
verify in real time through Valian. One setup covers the whole Blue family, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts included.
First month free
On day 30 your card on file is charged $500 unless you cancel. Then $2.50 a check. No seat fees, no platform fee, no contract.
The phone way
Call, hold, transcribe, repeat.
Verifying Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts 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 700, under a second.
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 | Under a second |
| 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 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts 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 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts 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 700
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. On day 30 your card on file is charged $500 unless you cancel.
Connect your system
We connect your practice management software with your office manager. Open Dental, Dentrix, Eaglesoft, and more.
Run a check in one click
Sign in, pick a patient and see their coverage in under a second before the visit, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts included. No hold music, no portal logins.
Under half an hour of your time all in. See the full walkthrough on the insurance verification page.
What BCBS MA supports electronically
- Real-time eligibility (270/271)
- Yes, under a second
- 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 a few days
- Electronic funds transfer
- Not offered electronically
- Claim attachments
- Not offered electronically
Names and IDs this payer goes by
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts · BCBS Massachusetts · BCBSMA · Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts - Medicare Advantage. Older cards may show payer ID 00139, 00200, 10037, 12B14 and 2424. All of them route to payer ID 700.
Payer site: www.bluecrossma.org
How to verify Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, 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 700.
Read the response (the 271): status, deductible, max, percentages, frequencies.
Save the breakdown to the patient. With Valian, all four take one click and under a second.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts runs Commercial and Medicare plans across 2 states. Medicare dental benefits live in the specific Advantage plan, not in Medicare itself, so the plan on the card decides.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, quick answers
Does Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts support real-time eligibility?
Yes. Eligibility checks to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts clear electronically in under a second through payer ID 700.
What payer ID do I use for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts?
700 for eligibility transactions. The same payer also appears on cards as BCBS Massachusetts, BCBSMA, Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts.
What does a check cost with Valian?
$2.50 per verification. Sign in and run each check in one click before the visit. Your first month is free. On day 30 your card on file is charged $500 unless you cancel. No contract and no seat fees.
Does Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts require enrollment before I can check eligibility?
No. Eligibility checks work from day one, with no payer enrollment paperwork.
Which Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts plans does this cover?
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts runs Commercial and Medicare plans in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The eligibility check reads the specific plan on the patient's card, whichever program it belongs to.
Can I get Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts remittances electronically?
Yes. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts sends electronic remittance advice (835) after a one-click enrollment, typically a few days.
What if the patient's card shows a different Blue name?
Alternate billing names route to the same payer ID, 700. The same check covers them.
More questions about verifying Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts? Schedule 15 minutes with us and bring your toughest plan.
Check any Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts patient in one click, before they walk in.
First month free. On day 30 your card on file is charged $500 unless you cancel. $2.50 a check after that. 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.
Other Massachusetts dental payers
18 other payers operating in Massachusetts also verify in real time, 2 of them with Medicaid plans.
- Altus Dental50503
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode IslandRIBLS
- Boston University Dental Health Plan04210
- CBA Blue03036
- Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA)A2793
- Delta Dental of Massachusetts04614
- Fallon HealthFALLN
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care04271
- Health New England10627
Medicaid plans in Massachusetts: Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA), Medicaid Massachusetts.
Other New Hampshire dental payers
10 other payers operating in New Hampshire also verify in real time, 3 of them with Medicaid plans.
- AmeriHealth Caritas New Hampshire87716
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield New Hampshire00770
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield New Hampshire - DentalAD270
- Delta Dental of Northeast02027
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care04271
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan04293
- Medicaid New Hampshire100228
- TRICARE East99727
- Tufts Health PlanTUFTS
Medicaid plans in New Hampshire: AmeriHealth Caritas New Hampshire, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield New Hampshire, Medicaid New Hampshire.
The Blue 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.