Chiro billing in NC

[jennsomers]

Does anyone know about billing for Blue Cross of North Carolina and having to use Health Network Solutions (HNS)? Im being told you have to sign up with HNS which is a 3rd party and theres no choice.
Help!

 

[CodingKing]

According to google searches, its exclusive agreement

https://www.bluecrossnc.com/providers/medical-news-and-information/news-and-information/nc-provider-contact-information

https://www.healthnetworksolutions.net/index.php/providers/hns-contracts

https://lrus.wolterskluwer.com/news/antitrust-law-daily/learned-professional-exemption-bars-chiropractors-unfair-trade-practices-claims-against-health-network/81227/

 

[jennsomers]

According to google searches, its exclusive agreement

https://www.bluecrossnc.com/providers/medical-news-and-information/news-and-information/nc-provider-contact-information

https://www.healthnetworksolutions.net/index.php/providers/hns-contracts

https://lrus.wolterskluwer.com/news/antitrust-law-daily/learned-professional-exemption-bars-chiropractors-unfair-trade-practices-claims-against-health-network/81227/

So if you want to be IN network with Blue Cross NC, you MUST sign up with HNS? How is that fair?

 

[CodingKing]

Fair no, but the court seems to have upheld this agreement as legally valid.

 

[jennsomers]

Fair no, but the court seems to have upheld this agreement as legally valid.

Thanks for the info.