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ICYMI: New Benefit Means Lower Cost Shares at ASCs
January 9, 2025
This year Premera Blue Cross and Premera Blue Cross HMO introduced a new benefit for members who use ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) for elective procedures. Effective January 1, 2025, members who use an ASC can take advantage of a 5-10% lower coinsurance* amount.
ASCs are safe, offer high quality care, and allow you to go home the same day. Procedures performed at an ASC can be 30-40% less expensive than inpatient facilities.
Some of these procedures include:
- Cataract treatment and removal
- Colonoscopies
- Biopsies
- Knee repair
- Total joint replacement
Members can learn more about their new benefit by signing in to their premera.com account and viewing their benefit booklet.
For more information, contact your Premera account representative.
*Excludes Balance EPO 8550 Bronze plan.