// Payer directory

Dental insurance verification in Alaska.

4 payers operating in Alaska support real-time dental eligibility, on top of the 30 nationwide carriers. Every one of them verifies in under a second, with the full benefits breakdown, before the patient sits down.

Alaska payers with real-time eligibility

Nationwide carriers like Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare Dental, Humana and ASA GEHA verify in Alaska too. browse the full directory.

// Plan types

Alaska payers by plan type

Commercial payer

Medicaid payers

Medicare payer

TRICARE payer

All 4 Alaska payers list the programs they run: 1 runs Commercial plans, 2 run Medicaid plans, 1 runs Medicare plans and 1 runs TRICARE plans. Some run more than one.

By line of coverage, 4 also cover medical and 4 also cover vision. Whatever the program, the eligibility check reads the specific plan on the patient's card.

2 payers run Medicaid plans in Alaska

Medicaid Alaska, payer ID SKAK0
Moda Health Plan, payer ID 13350

// Enrollment

Enrollment with Alaska payers

All 4 Alaska payers run real-time eligibility with no enrollment step, so checks work from the first day.

On the payment side, all 4 send electronic remittance advice (835) only after enrollment. 2 use a one-click enrollment and 2 need a multi-step one. Typical enrollment time is a few weeks.

For claims, 2 answer claim status requests (276/277). Eligibility checks do not wait on any of it, so you can verify a patient before any of that paperwork is done.

// How to

How to verify an Alaska patient's dental coverage

Step 1
Gather the basics.
Get the member ID from the insurance card, plus the patient's full name and date of birth.
Step 2
Pick the payer.
Match the card to one of the 4 Alaska payers above or to a nationwide carrier. Between them, the Alaska payers go by 19 billing names and 19 alternate payer IDs, so the card may not match the list word for word.
Step 3
Run the check.
The eligibility request goes to the payer electronically and the answer comes back in real time, with no enrollment needed first for any of the 4.
Step 4
Read the benefits breakdown.
Look at active status, deductible, annual maximum, coverage percentages and frequency limits before the patient sits down.

With Valian's dental insurance eligibility verification, your team runs all four steps from one screen for every payer on this page.

Alaska dental payers, quick answers

How many dental payers in Alaska support real-time eligibility?

4 payers operating in Alaska support real-time dental eligibility, and each one is listed on this page with its own payer page. Nationwide carriers are counted separately.

Which Alaska Medicaid dental plans can be verified in real time?

Medicaid Alaska (payer ID SKAK0) and Moda Health Plan (payer ID 13350). These 2 payers run Medicaid plans in Alaska and support real-time eligibility.

Do nationwide carriers verify in Alaska?

Yes. 30 nationwide carriers verify for patients in Alaska as well, including Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare Dental, Humana and ASA GEHA. They are in addition to the 4 payers that operate in Alaska.

Do Alaska payers require enrollment before eligibility checks?

No. All 4 Alaska payers run real-time eligibility with no enrollment step. Enrollment comes up on the payment side instead: all 4 of them require it before sending electronic remittance advice (835).

Check any Alaska 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.