Verify Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon eligibility in real time.
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon supports electronic real-time eligibility. Send the check to payer ID 00851 and the full benefits picture comes back in under a second, before the patient sits down.
Also billed as: Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Oregon · Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon · Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon - Medicare Advantage
Under 1 second
The same Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon check that takes 15 to 25 minutes on the phone. Ten patients tomorrow: ten checks, or three hours on hold.
4 billing names
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon shows up on cards under 4 names. Every one routes to payer ID 00851, and so do 10 older payer IDs still printed on cards. No guessing which card this is.
5 Regence plans
verify in real time through Valian. One setup covers the whole Regence family, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon 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 Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon 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 00851, 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 Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon 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 Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon 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 00851
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, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon 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 Regence BCBS OR 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 weeks
- Electronic funds transfer
- Not offered electronically
- Claim attachments
- Not offered electronically
Names and IDs this payer goes by
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon · Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Oregon · Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon · Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon - Medicare Advantage. Older cards may show payer ID 00850, 10045, 2404, 5516 and 851. All of them route to payer ID 00851.
Payer site: www.regence.com
How to verify Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, 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 00851.
Read the response (the 271): status, deductible, max, percentages, frequencies.
Save the breakdown to the patient. Valian does all four automatically, before every visit.
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon runs Commercial and Medicare plans across AZ CA ID MT NV OR UT WA. Medicare dental benefits live in the specific Advantage plan, not in Medicare itself, so the plan on the card decides.
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, quick answers
Does Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon support real-time eligibility?
Yes. Eligibility checks to Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon clear electronically in under a second through payer ID 00851.
What payer ID do I use for Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon?
00851 for eligibility transactions. The same payer also appears on cards as Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Oregon, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon - Medicare Advantage.
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 Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon require enrollment before I can check eligibility?
No. Eligibility checks work from day one, with no payer enrollment paperwork.
Which Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon plans does this cover?
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon runs Commercial and Medicare plans in AZ CA ID MT NV OR UT WA. The eligibility check reads the specific plan on the patient's card, whichever program it belongs to.
Can I get Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon remittances electronically?
Yes. Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon sends electronic remittance advice (835) after a one-click enrollment, typically a few weeks.
What if the patient's card shows a different Regence name?
Alternate billing names route to the same payer ID, 00851. The check resolves them automatically.
More questions about verifying Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon? Schedule 15 minutes with us and bring your toughest plan.
Every Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon patient, verified before they walk in.
First month free, then $2.50 a check. No seat fees, no platform fee, no contract.
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The Regence family in the network
5 Regence plans verify in real time through Valian.
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.