Starting June 1, Northwood will manage diabetic shoes and inserts for BCN and Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue^SM PPO members

For dates of service on or after June 1, 2018, diabetic shoes and inserts will be managed by Northwood, Inc., for Blue Care Network HMO^SM (commercial), BCN Advantage^SM and Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue PPO members. This applies to HCPCS codes A5500 through A5513 and code K0903.

J&B Medical Supply currently manages these items and will manage them for dates of service on or before May 31, 2018.

Here's how to contact these vendors:

• Northwood: Call Northwood at 1-800-393-6432 to identify a contracted supplier near you. The supplier submits the request to Northwood for review. Northwood representatives are available weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Northwood on-call associates are available after normal business hours at the same number.


• J&B Medical Supply: Call J&B at 1-888-896-6233. J&B representatives are available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. J&B on-call associates are available after normal business hours at the same number.

We'll be updating the BCN and Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue PPO provider manuals to reflect the changes related to diabetic shoes and inserts.

Posted: April 2018
Lines of business: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network