Office-administered Specialty Drug Network

The Office-administered Specialty Drug Network is available to supply providers with select specialty injectable drugs for the treatment of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) patients. With this network, providers can have member-specific, dose-specific drugs delivered directly to their office, and the network vendors will bill BCBSNC directly for the drug.

The Office-administered Specialty Drug Network will:

• Improve access to and simplify the process of obtaining select specialty injectable drugs
• Remove the financial risk providers may have incurred when supplying specialty injectable drugs in the past
• Reduce office paperwork
• Streamline the submission of specialty injectable drug claims

Before you use the Office-administered Specialty Drug Network, remember:

• Use of the Office-administered Specialty Drug Network is voluntary
• Network vendors will bill BCBSNC directly for the injectable drug
• If a member-specific, dose-specific injectable drug is ordered from a network vender - do not file a claim with BCBSNC for the drug. The vendor will bill BCBSNC directly.

Be advised that certain self-administered medications have been excluded from BCBSNC's medical benefits but are covered under the prescription drug benefit. In instances when a patient requires assistance with the administration of these medications, providers can continue to file for administration fees; however, BCBSNC will no longer provide reimbursement to physicians for the designated self-administered medications. For more information, see self-administered injectable medications.

Please note: Medicare Supplement subscribers are excluded. Please continue to obtain injectable drugs for these patients through your current process.