2026 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan - FEP Blue Focus
Section 5(a). Medical Services and Supplies Provided by Physicians and Other Healthcare Professionals
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Benefit Description

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) (cont.)

Note: We cover DME at Preferred benefit levels only when you use a Preferred DME provider. Preferred physicians, facilities, and pharmacies are not necessarily Preferred DME providers.

*Prior approval required


You Pay
Preferred: 30% of the Plan allowance (deductible applies)

Non-preferred (Participating/Non-participating): You pay all charges

 

Benefit Description
 
  • Speech-generating devices, limited to $625 per calendar year

You Pay
Any amount over $625 per year (no deductible)

 

Not covered:
 
  • Exercise and bathroom equipment
     
  • Vehicle modifications, replacements, or upgrades
     
  • Home modifications, upgrades, or additions
     
  • Lifts, such as seat, chair, or van lifts
     
  • Car seats

  • Diabetic supplies, except as described in Section 5(f) or when Medicare Part B is primary
     
  • Air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, and purifiers
     
  • Breast pumps, except as previously described
     
  • Communications equipment, devices, and aids (including computer equipment) such as “story boards” or other communication aids to assist communication-impaired individuals (except for speech-generating devices as listed above)
     
  • Equipment for cosmetic purposes
     
  • Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (THBO)
     
  • Charges associated with separate or extended warranties


You Pay
All charges

 

Benefit Description

Medical Supplies
Covered medical supplies include:
 
  • Medical foods and nutritional supplements when administered by catheter or nasogastric tubes
    Note: See Section 10 for the definition of medical foods.
     
  • Ostomy and catheter supplies
     
  • Oxygen
    Note: When billed by a skilled nursing facility, nursing home, or extended care facility, we pay benefits as shown here for oxygen, according to the contracting status of the facility. See Section 5(c) for outpatient services received while in a skilled nursing facility.
     
  • Blood and blood plasma, except when donated or replaced, and blood plasma expanders
     
Note: We cover medical supplies at Preferred benefit levels only when you use a Preferred medical supply provider. Preferred physicians, facilities, and pharmacies are not necessarily Preferred medical supply providers.


You Pay
Preferred: 30% of the Plan allowance (deductible applies)

Non-preferred (Participating/Non-participating): You pay all charges

 

Benefit Description

Not covered:
 
  • Infant formulas used as a substitute for breastfeeding
     
  • Diabetic supplies, except as described in Section 5(f) or when Medicare Part B is primary
     
  • Medical foods administered orally, except as described in Section 5(f)


You Pay
All charges