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Overpayments

Information and Instructions for Handling Overpayments

In case of an overpayment, duplicate payment or other payment in excess of the member's benefits payable according to the member's benefit plan, payment should be promptly remitted to BCBSNC by completing the appropriate form and mailing it with a check to one of the following addresses:

For Blue Medicare HMOSM and Blue Medicare PPOSM
Complete the Provider Inquiry Form and mail it with a check to:
Blue Medicare HMO and Blue Medicare PPO
PO Box 17509
Winston-Salem, NC 27116-7509

All Other Plans:

Complete form G252 (Refund of Overpayment Form) and mail it with a check to:
Financial Processing Services
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
P.O. Box 30048
Durham, NC 27702-3048

When Overpayments Are Identified

BCBSNC will send the provider a request asking for a refund of the overpaid amount. The standard overpayment recovery lookback period is 18 months from the time the provider received the payment, with the exception of BCBSNC Self-Insured Plans and the State Health Plan.

BCBSNC Self-Insured Plans may elect to use a different overpayment recovery time period than the standard 18 month overpayment recovery period. The overpayment recovery period for the State Health Plan is 24 months.

No time limit applies to the initiation of overpayment recovery efforts required by a state or federal program or where there is suspected fraud or intentional misconduct involved.

For questions related to overpayments, call us:

  • Provider Blue Line - 1-800-214-4844
  • Inter-Plan Programs - 1-800-487-5522
  • Blue Medicare HMO - 1-888-310-4110
  • Blue Medicare PPO - 1-877-494-7647