Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care
94248KS0560008
Expanded Bronze
EPO
Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care is an Expanded Bronze EPO plan by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City.
IMPORTANT: You are viewing the 2023 version of Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care 94248KS0560008. You can enroll in this plan if you qualify for special enrollment until the end of 2023.
Locations
Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care is offered in the following counties.
Plan Overview
This is a plan overview for 2023 version of Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care 94248KS0560008.
| Insurer: | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City |
| Network Type: | EPO |
| Metal Type: | Expanded Bronze |
| HSA Eligible?: | No |
| Plan ID: | 94248KS0560008 |
Cost-Sharing Overview
Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care offers the following cost-sharing.
Cost-Sharing
Out-of-Network Cost-Sharing
Cost-Sharing Examples
Cost-Sharing
Cost-sharing for Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care includes your out-of-pocket maximum, your annual deductible, and coinsurance under this plan.
| Cost Sharing Type | Individual | Family |
|---|---|---|
| Out-of-Pocket Maximum: | $9,100.00 | $9100 per person | $18200 per group |
| Deductible: | $8,700.00 | $8700 per person | $17400 per group |
| Coinsurance: | 50.00% | |
Out-of-Network Cost-Sharing
Some plans have different cost-sharing out-of-network. The out-of-network cost-sharing for Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care will be shown below if applicable.
| Cost Sharing Type | Individual | Family |
|---|---|---|
| Out-of-Network Maximum: | Not Applicable | per person not applicable | per group not applicable |
| Out-of-Network Deductible: | Not Applicable | per person not applicable | per group not applicable |
Cost-Sharing Examples
The cost-sharing for the sample Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC) scenarios of having a baby, having diabetes, and having a simple fracture.
| Deductible: | $8,700.00 |
| Copayment: | $0.00 |
| Coinsurance: | $400.00 |
| Limit: | $60.00 |
| Deductible: | $4,000.00 |
| Copayment: | $700.00 |
| Coinsurance: | $0.00 |
| Limit: | $0.00 |
| Deductible: | $2,800.00 |
| Copayment: | $10.00 |
| Coinsurance: | $0.00 |
| Limit: | $0.00 |
Notes:
- Some plans have separate cost-sharing for medical and drugs, while other plans offer combined cost-sharing. The cost-sharing amounts above are combined medical and drug costs unless otherwise noted.
- You are viewing the standard version of this plan. Your costs may be lower depending on your income. Use the “get a quote” button below to see your estimated premium and out-of-pocket costs after assistance.
Ready to sign up for Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care?
Click or call to enroll online, get a quote, or find out if you qualify for assistance.
Get Help from a licensed agent. 1-877-668-0904
Plan Features
Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care offers the following features and referral requirements.
| Wellness Program: | No |
| Disease Program: | Asthma, Heart Disease, Depression, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure & High Cholesterol, Pregnancy |
| Notice Pregnancy: | No |
| Referral Specialist: | No |
| Specialist Requiring Referral: | |
| Plan Exclusions: | Services received from Out-of-Network Providers except as specified. For services received if there is no obligation for payment or payment has been fully or partially waived. Subject to Prior Auth when approval was not obtained. Not Medically Necessary. Not specifically covered under the Contract. Experimental/Investigative as determined by Us except as provided. For services You are entitled to at no cost for military service related conditions. For losses due in whole or in part to war/any action of war. For court ordered services, including but not limited to examinations, treatment and genetic testing. For Mason Shunt, banding, gastroplasty, intestinal bypass, gastric balloons, stomach stapling, jejunal bypass, wiring of the jaw and services of a similar nature. For hairplasty or hair removal regardless of reason or diagnosis. For health or dental services resulting from Accidental Injuries arising out of motor vehicle accidents to the extent such services are payable under any expense payment provision (by whatever term used, including benefits mandated by law) of any automobile insurance policy. Except as provided for charges when no direct patient contact is provided including but not limited to Physician team conferences, missed appointments, completion of forms or other non-medical charges. Services which are related to complications arising from treatments/services otherwise excluded. For non-prescription enteral feedings and other nutritional and electrolyte supplements. For any diagnosis or treatment of sexual dysfunction, including drugs and prosthesis. For services/supplies received from any provider in a country where any sanction, embargo, etc would prohibit payment or reimbursement. For sales tax. For services, supplies, equipment or care received in connection with a non-covered service, supply, equipment or care. Services/supplies to the extent they are payable by Medicare. |
| Child Only Option?: | Allows Adult and Child-Only |
Network Details
The following network details will help you understand what Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care covers when you are out of the service area or out of the country.
| Out of Country Coverage: | No |
| Out of Country Coverage Description: | We provide limited services outside the United States through Global Core. Such services are limited to emergency services. |
| Out of Service Area Coverage: | No |
| Out of Service Area Coverage Description: | Services are not provided out-of-network, except in an Emergency or other limited situations. If an out-of-network service is covered and provided outside of Our Service Area, such services will be provided at the in-network benefit level. Non-emergency services that are covered out-of-network will not apply to your in-network out-of-pocket maximum. |
| National Network: | No |
Additional Benefits and Cost-Sharing
Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care includes the following benefits at the cost sharing rates listed below.
Free Preventive Services
There is no copayment or coinsurance for any of the following Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care preventive services. This is true even if you haven’t met your yearly deductible.
Please note, these services are free only when delivered by a doctor or other provider in your plan’s network.
Preventive Care Benefits for All Adults
Preventive Care Benefits for Women
Preventive Care Benefits for Children
Preventive Care Benefits for All Adults
Preventive care benefits for adults
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm one-time screening for men of specified ages who have ever smoked
- Alcohol misuse screening and counseling
- Aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer for adults 50 to 59 years with a high cardiovascular risk
- Blood pressure screening
- Cholesterol screening for adults of certain ages or at higher risk
- Colorectal cancer screening for adults 45 to 75
- Depression screening
- Diabetes (Type 2) screening for adults 40 to 70 years who are overweight or obese
- Diet counseling for adults at higher risk for chronic disease
- Falls prevention (with exercise or physical therapy and vitamin D use) for adults 65 years and over, living in a community setting
- Hepatitis B screening for people at high risk, including people from countries with 2% or more Hepatitis B prevalence, and U.S.-born people not vaccinated as infants and with at least one parent born in a region with 8% or more Hepatitis B prevalence.
- Hepatitis C screening for adults age 18 to 79 years
- HIV screening for everyone age 15 to 65, and other ages at increased risk
- PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) HIV prevention medication for HIV-negative adults at high risk for getting HIV through sex or injection drug use
- Immunizations for adults — doses, recommended ages, and recommended populations vary:
- Chickenpox (Varicella)
- Diphtheria
- Flu (influenza)
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Measles
- Meningococcal
- Mumps
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
- Pneumococcal
- Rubella
- Shingles
- Tetanus
- Lung cancer screening for adults 50 to 80 at high risk for lung cancer because they’re heavy smokers or have quit in the past 15 years
- Obesity screening and counseling
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention counseling for adults at higher risk
- Statin preventive medication for adults 40 to 75 at high risk
- Syphilis screening for adults at higher risk
- Tobacco use screening for all adults and cessation interventions for tobacco users
- Tuberculosis screening for certain adults without symptoms at high risk
Preventive Care Benefits for Women
Services for pregnant women or women who may become pregnant
- Breastfeeding support and counseling from trained providers, and access to breastfeeding supplies, for pregnant and nursing women
- Birth control: Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling, as prescribed by a health care provider for women with reproductive capacity (not including abortifacient drugs). This does not apply to health plans sponsored by certain exempt “religious employers.”
- Folic acid supplements for women who may become pregnant
- Gestational diabetes screening for women 24 weeks pregnant (or later) and those at high risk of developing gestational diabetes
- Gonorrhea screening for all women at higher risk
- Hepatitis B screening for pregnant women at their first prenatal visit
- Maternal depression screening for mothers at well-baby visits
- Preeclampsia prevention and screening for pregnant women with high blood pressure
- Rh incompatibility screening for all pregnant women and follow-up testing for women at higher risk
- Syphilis screening
- Expanded tobacco intervention and counseling for pregnant tobacco users
- Urinary tract or other infection screening
Other covered preventive services for women
- Bone density screening for all women over age 65 or women age 64 and younger that have gone through menopause
- Breast cancer genetic test counseling (BRCA) for women at higher risk
- Breast cancer mammography screenings
- Every 2 years for women 50 and over
- As recommended by a provider for women 40 to 49 or women at higher risk for breast cancer
- Breast cancer chemoprevention counseling for women at higher risk
- Cervical cancer screening
- Pap test (also called a Pap smear) for women age 21 to 65
- Chlamydia infection screening for younger women and other women at higher risk
- Diabetes screening for women with a history of gestational diabetes who aren’t currently pregnant and who haven’t been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before
- Domestic and interpersonal violence screening and counseling for all women
- Gonorrhea screening for all women at higher risk
- HIV screening and counseling for everyone age 15 to 65, and other ages at increased risk
- PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) HIV prevention medication for HIV-negative women at high risk for getting HIV through sex or injection drug use
- Sexually transmitted infections counseling for sexually active women
- Tobacco use screening and interventions
- Urinary incontinence screening for women yearly
- Well-woman visits to get recommended services for all women
Preventive Care Benefits for Children
Coverage for children’s preventive health services
- Alcohol, tobacco, and drug use assessments for adolescents
- Autism screening for children at 18 and 24 months
- Behavioral assessments for children: Age 0 to 17 years
- Bilirubin concentration screening for newborns
- Blood pressure screening for children: Age 0 to 17
- Blood screening for newborns
- Depression screening for adolescents beginning routinely at age 12
- Developmental screening for children under age 3
- Dyslipidemia screening for all children once between 9 and 11 years and once between 17 and 21 years, and for children at higher risk of lipid disorders
- Fluoride supplements for children without fluoride in their water source
- Fluoride varnish for all infants and children as soon as teeth are present
- Gonorrhea preventive medication for the eyes of all newborns
- Hearing screening for all newborns; and regular screenings for children and adolescents as recommended by their provider
- Height, weight and body mass index (BMI) measurements taken regularly for all children
- Hematocrit or hemoglobin screening for all children
- Hemoglobinopathies or sickle cell screening for newborns
- Hepatitis B screening for adolescents at higher risk
- HIV screening for adolescents at higher risk
- Hypothyroidism screening for newborns
- PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) HIV prevention medication for HIV-negative adolescents at high risk for getting HIV through sex or injection drug use
Immunizations for children from birth to age 18 — doses, recommended ages, and recommended populations vary:
- Chickenpox (Varicella)
- Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP)
- Haemophilus influenza type b
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Inactivated Poliovirus
- Influenza (flu shot)
- Measles
- Meningococcal
- Mumps
- Pneumococcal
- Rubella
- Rotavirus
Lead screening for children at risk of exposure
Obesity screening and counseling
- Oral health risk assessment for young children from 6 months to 6 years
- Phenylketonuria (PKU) screening for newborns
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention counseling and screening for adolescents at higher risk
- Tuberculin testing for children at higher risk of tuberculosis: Age 0 -17
- Vision screening for all children
- Well-baby and well-child visits
Additional Resources
Below are additional resources for Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care including the Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC), plan brochure, formulary link, and a link to the website to pay your monthly premium after you enroll.
| Summary of Benefits: | Summary of Benefits Link |
| Plan Brochure: | Plan Brochure Link |
| Formulary: | Formulary Link |
| Premium Payment Website: | Premium Payment Link |
Ready to sign up for Blue KC Choice Bronze 8700 Blue Select EPO with Spira Care?
Click or call to enroll online, get a quote, or find out if you qualify for assistance.
Get Help from a licensed agent. 1-877-668-0904