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Centers for Spine SurgeryDirectory of ProvidersUpdated: February 17, 2021Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.
Blue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgeryYour Participating Provider DirectoryThis Provider Directory is your guide to providers that have been designated as Blue Distinction Centers or BlueDistinction Centers . We are continually updating this list. If you do not see a particular healthcare provider listed, needadditional information regarding a provider or have any questions about your specific benefits, please call the customerservice number on the back of your identification card.A provider’s participation in the program is subject to change. To verify this information, please contact the provider beforeyou receive medical services.If this is an emergency, please proceed to the nearest healthcare provider with an emergency department.Blue Distinction CentersWhen it comes to your health and healthcare, the choices you make matter. Blue Distinction Centers can help you andyour doctor have a better informed discussion about finding the right provider for the specific procedure you need.Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery recognize facilities that perform spine surgery – safely, effectively, and costefficiently. To keep pace with the changing market designations for the Spine Surgery program will now be available toboth hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASC).Blue Distinction CentersThe Blue Distinction Center program was developed with input from the medical community and evaluates providers ontheir ability to deliver high quality and safe specialty care based on criteria that directly impact patient results – e.g.,surgical team expertise and a history of better outcomes for patients.Blue Distinction Centers Blue Distinction Centers not only meet the same quality criteria as Blue Distinction Centers, but they also go a stepfurther. Providers receiving a Blue Distinction Center designation are also measured on how efficiently they deliver thishigh-quality patient care.To see a list of the specific selection criteria used to evaluate providers for the Blue Distinction Centers for SpineSurgery recognition, please visit www.bcbs.com/bluedistinction.*This hospital indicated voluntarily that Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Pathologists, Hospitalists, and Intensivists who provide services for elective (scheduled) procedures related to thisBlue Distinction Specialty Care program are in the local Plan’s BlueCard PPO network.Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies.Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additionalcriteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC ) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need foraffordable healthcare. Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in twoevaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC aredisplayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your providerbefore making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from BlueDistinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.1 - 34
Blue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgeryBlue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgerySTATE/FACILITY NAMESPINE SURGERYCENTER TYPECITYDESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER DESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTERALABAMABrookwood Baptist Medical CenterBirminghamHospital Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsvilleHospital Flowers Hospital*DothamHospital Gadsden Regional Medical Center*GadsdenHospital Grandview Medical CenterBirminghamHospital Huntsville HospitalHuntsvilleHospital Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhoenix CityHospital Jackson Hospital*MontgomeryHospital Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobileHospital Providence HospitalMobileHospital Springhill Medical Center*MobileHospital St Vincents Birmingham*BirminghamHospital St Vincents East*BirminghamHospital AnchorageHospitalChandlerHospitalALASKAProvidence Alaska Medical Center ARIZONIAChandler Regional Medical Center *This hospital indicated voluntarily that Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Pathologists, Hospitalists, and Intensivists who provide services for elective (scheduled) procedures related to thisBlue Distinction Specialty Care program are in the local Plan’s BlueCard PPO network.Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies.Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additionalcriteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC ) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need foraffordable healthcare. Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in twoevaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC aredisplayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your providerbefore making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from BlueDistinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.2 - 34
Blue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgerySTATE/FACILITY NAMESPINE SURGERYCENTER TYPECITYDESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER DESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTERARIZONIA (cont’d)Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaffHospital Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbertHospital Northwest Medical CenterTucsonHospital Baptist Health Medical Center Little RockLittle RockHospital University Hospital of Arkansas*Little RockHospital Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfieldHospital Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-AltaBates/Herrick CampusLos AngelesHospital Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfieldHospitalCalifornia Pacific Medical Center Van NessCampusSan FranciscoHospitalCommunity Medical Center FresnoFresnoHospitalCorona Regional Medical Center*CoronaHospital Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho MirageHospital El Camino HospMountain ViewHospital El Camino Hospital Los GatosLos GatosHospital Enloe Medical Center IncChicoHospital Fountain Valley Regional Hospital andMedical CenterFountain ValleyHospital John Muir Medical Center Walnut CreekCampusWalnut CreekHospital ARKANSASCALIFORNIA *This hospital indicated voluntarily that Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Pathologists, Hospitalists, and Intensivists who provide services for elective (scheduled) procedures related to thisBlue Distinction Specialty Care program are in the local Plan’s BlueCard PPO network.Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies.Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additionalcriteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC ) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need foraffordable healthcare. Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in twoevaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC aredisplayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your providerbefore making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from BlueDistinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.3 - 34
Blue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgerySTATE/FACILITY NAMESPINE SURGERYCENTER TYPECITYDESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER DESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTERCALIFORNIA (cont’d) Kaweah Delta District HospVisaliaHospitalKaweah Delta Medical CenterVisaliaHospitalKeck Hospital of USCLos AngelesHospitalLoma Linda University Medical CenterLoma LindaHospital Long Beach Memorial Medical CenterLong BeachHospital Los Robles Regional Medical CenterThousand OaksHospital Mercy General HospitalSacramentoHospital Mercy Hospital of BakersfieldBakersfieldHospital Mercy Medical Center ReddingReddingHospitalMethodist Hospital of Southern CaliforniaArcadiaHospitalMiller Childrens HospitalLong BeachHospitalMission Hospital Regional Medical Center*Mission ViejoHospital Orange Coast Memorial Medical CenterFountain ValleyHospital Palmdale Regional Medical Center*PalmdaleHospital Parkview Community Hospital MedicalCenterRiversideHospital Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomonaHospital Providence Tarzana Medical CenterTarzanaHospital Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission HillsHospital Providence Little Company of Mary Med CtrTorranceTorranceHospital *This hospital indicated voluntarily that Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Pathologists, Hospitalists, and Intensivists who provide services for elective (scheduled) procedures related to thisBlue Distinction Specialty Care program are in the local Plan’s BlueCard PPO network.Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies.Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additionalcriteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC ) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need foraffordable healthcare. Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in twoevaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC aredisplayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your providerbefore making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from BlueDistinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.4 - 34
Blue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgerySTATE/FACILITY NAMESPINE SURGERYCENTER TYPECITYDESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER DESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTERCALIFORNIA (cont’d) Providence Saint Johns Health CenterSanta MonicaHospitalProvidence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbankHospital Riverside Community HospitalRiversideHospital Saddleback Memorial Medical CenterLaguna HillsHospitalSaint Agnes Medical CenterFresnoHospital San Ramon Regional Medical Center*San RamonHospital Santa Monica Ucla Medical CenterSanta MonicaHospital Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta RosaHospital Sequoia HospitalRedwood CityHospital Sharp Memorial HospitalSan DiegoHospital Sierra Vista Regional Medical CenterSan Luis CobispoHospitalSimi Valley Hospital and Health CareServicesSimi ValleyHospital Sonora Regional Medical CenterSonoraHospital Southwest Healthcare System-Wildomar*WildomarHospital St Joseph HospitalEurekaHospital St Joseph Hospital OrangeOrangeHospitalSt Joseph’s Medical Center of StocktonStocktonHospitalSt Jude Medical CenterFullertonHospitalStanford Health CarePalo AltoHospital *This hospital indicated voluntarily that Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Pathologists, Hospitalists, and Intensivists who provide services for elective (scheduled) procedures related to thisBlue Distinction Specialty Care program are in the local Plan’s BlueCard PPO network.Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies.Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additionalcriteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC ) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need foraffordable healthcare. Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in twoevaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC aredisplayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your providerbefore making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from BlueDistinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.5 - 34
Blue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgerySTATE/FACILITY NAMESPINE SURGERYCENTER TYPECITYDESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER DESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER CALIFORNIA (cont’d)Stanford Health Care ValleycarePleasantonHospitalSutter Medical Center SacramentoSacramentoHospital Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta RosaHospital Sutter Surgical Hospital - North ValleyYuba CityHospital Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorranceHospitalUC Davis Medical CenterSacramentoHospital UCSF Medical CenterSan FranciscoHospital White Memorial Medical CenterLos AngelesHospital Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodlandHospitalMedical Center of Aurora*AuroraHospital Medical Center of The RockiesLovelandHospital Poudre Valley HospitalFort CollinsHospital Presbyterian St Lukes Medical CenterDenverHospital Rose Medical Center*DenverHospitalSky Ridge Medical CenterLittletonHospital St Anthony Hospital NorthWestminsterHospital Swedish Medical CenterEnglewoodHospital COLORADO *This hospital indicated voluntarily that Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Pathologists, Hospitalists, and Intensivists who provide services for elective (scheduled) procedures related to thisBlue Distinction Specialty Care program are in the local Plan’s BlueCard PPO network.Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies.Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additionalcriteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC ) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need foraffordable healthcare. Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in twoevaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC aredisplayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your providerbefore making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from BlueDistinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.6 - 34
Blue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgerySTATE/FACILITY NAMESPINE SURGERYCENTER TYPECITYDESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER rt Hospital*BridgeportHospital Greenwich HospitalGreenwichHospital Hartford HospitalHartfordHospitalHospital of Central CTNew BritainHospitalJohn Dempsey Hospital*FarmingtonHospital Lawrence and Memorial Hospital*New LondonHospital Midstate Medical CenterMeridenHospital St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartfordHospital Waterbury HospitalWaterburyHospital Yale New Haven HospitalNew HavenHospital George Washington UniversityWashingtonHospitalGeorgetown UniversityWashingtonHospital Washington Hospital CenterWashingtonHospital NewarkHospitalAdventhealth Daytona BeachDaytona BeachHospital AdventHealth OrlandoOrlandoHospital AdventHealth TampaTampaHospital DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELWAREChristiana Care Health Services FLORIDA*This hospital indicated voluntarily that Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Pathologists, Hospitalists, and Intensivists who provide services for elective (scheduled) procedures related to thisBlue Distinction Specialty Care program are in the local Plan’s BlueCard PPO network.Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies.Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additionalcriteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC ) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need foraffordable healthcare. Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in twoevaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC aredisplayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your providerbefore making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from BlueDistinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.7 - 34
Blue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgerySTATE/FACILITY NAMESPINE SURGERYCENTER TYPECITYDESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER DESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER FLORIDA (cont’d)Blake Medical CenterBradentonHospital Broward Health NorthPompano BeachHospital Capital Regional Medical CenterTallahasseeHospital Cleveland Clinic Indian River HospitalVero BeachHospital Cleveland Clinic Martin North HospitalStuartHospital Cleveland Clinic Martin South HospitalStuartHospital Cleveland Clinic Tradition HospitalPort Saint LucieHospitalDoctors Hospital of SarasotaSarasotaHospitalFawcett Memorial HospitalPort CharlotteHospital FT Walton Beach Medical CtrFort Walton BeachHospital Gulf Coast Medical CenterPanama CityHospital Holy Cross HospitalFort LauderdaleHospital Jupiter Medical CenterJupiterHospital Kendall Regional Medical CenterMiamiHospital Lakewood Ranch Medical CenterLakewood RanchHospital Mayo Clinic Florida Hospital*JacksonvilleHospitalMease Countryside HospitalSafety HarborHospital Memorial Hospital JacksonvilleJacksonvilleHospital Memorial Regional HospitalHollywoodHospital *This hospital indicated voluntarily that Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Pathologists, Hospitalists, and Intensivists who provide services for elective (scheduled) procedures related to thisBlue Distinction Specialty Care program are in the local Plan’s BlueCard PPO network.Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies.Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additionalcriteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC ) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need foraffordable healthcare. Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in twoevaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC aredisplayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your providerbefore making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from BlueDistinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.8 - 34
Blue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgerySTATE/FACILITY NAMESPINE SURGERYCENTER TYPECITYDESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER DESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTERFLORIDA (cont’d)Mercy HospitalMiamiHospital Morton Plant HospitalClearwaterHospital North Florida Regional Medical CenterGainesvilleHospital Orange Park Medical CenterOrange ParkHospital Orlando Health South Lake HospitalClermontHospital Osceola Regional Medical CenterKissimmeeHospital Palms West HospitalLoxahatcheeHospital Physicians Regional Medical Center - CollierBlvd*NaplesHospital Sacred Heart HospitalPensacolaHospital Shands and University of Florida Health CareNtwkGainesvilleHospital South Florida Baptist HospitalPlant CityHospital St Anthonys Hospital IncSaint PetersburgHospital St Josephs HospitalTampaHospital St Lucie Medical CenterPort Saint LucieHospitalTampa General HospitalTampaHospitalWest Florida HospitalPensacolaHospitalWinter Haven Hospital, Inc.Winter HavenHospital CartersvilleHospital GEORGIACartersville Medical Center**This hospital indicated voluntarily that Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Pathologists, Hospitalists, and Intensivists who provide services for elective (scheduled) procedures related to thisBlue Distinction Specialty Care program are in the local Plan’s BlueCard PPO network.Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies.Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additionalcriteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC ) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need foraffordable healthcare. Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in twoevaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC aredisplayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your providerbefore making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from BlueDistinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.9 - 34
Blue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgerySTATE/FACILITY NAMESPINE SURGERYCENTER TYPECITYDESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER DESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTERGEORGIA (cont’d)Coliseum Medical CenterMaconHospital Coliseum Northside HospitalMaconHospital Doctors HospitalAugustaHospital Doctors Hospital of AugustaAugustaHospital Eastside Medical CenterSnellvilleHospital Emory University HospitalAtlantaHospital Memorial Health University MedSavannahHospital Northeast Georgia Medical CenterBraseltonHospitalNortheast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesvilleHospitalNorthside HospitalAtlantaHospital Northside Hospital - CherokeeCantonHospital Northside Hospital ForsythCummingHospital Redmond Regional Medical CenterRomeHospitalTanner Medical Center*CarrolltonHospitalUniversity HospitalAugustaHospitalWellstar Cobb Hospital*AustellHospital Wellstar Kennestone Hospital*MariettaHospital KailuaHospital HAWAIICastle Medical Center*This hospital indicated voluntarily that Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Pathologists, Hospitalists, and Intensivists who provide services for elective (scheduled) procedures related to thisBlue Distinction Specialty Care program are in the local Plan’s BlueCard PPO network.Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies.Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additionalcriteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC ) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need foraffordable healthcare. Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in twoevaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC aredisplayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your providerbefore making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from BlueDistinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.10 - 34
Blue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgerySTATE/FACILITY NAMESPINE SURGERYCENTER TYPECITYDESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER DESIGNATEDBLUEDISTINCTIONCENTER HAWAIIPali Momi Medical CenterAieaHospital Queens Medical CenterHonoluluHospital Straub Clinic &HospitalHonoluluHospital IDAHO Eastern Idaho RMCIdaho FallsSaint Alphonsus RMCBoiseHospitalAdventist Hinsdale HospitalHinsdaleHospital Advocate Christ Hospital Medical CenterOak LawnHospital Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyvilleHospital Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalDowners GroveHospital Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarringtonHospital Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark RidgeHospital Alexian Brothers Medical CenterElk Grove VillageHospital Blessing HospitalQuincyHospital Carle Foundation HospitalUrbanaHospital Centegra Hospital McHenryMcHenryHospital Edward HospitalNapervilleHospital Elmhurst Mem Hospital Main CampusElmhurstHospital ILLINOIS *This hospital indicated voluntarily that Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Pathologists, Hospitalists, and Intensivists who provide services for elective (scheduled) procedures related to thisBlue Distinction Specialty Care program are in the local Plan’s BlueCard PPO network.Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies.Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additionalcriteria for providers located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC ) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need foraffordable healthcare. Each provider’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Providers in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in twoevaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC aredisplayed on www.bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your providerbefore making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from BlueDistinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue
Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery recognize facilities that perform spine surgery - safely, effectively, and cost-efficiently. To keep pace with the changing market designations for the Spine Surgery program will now be available to both hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASC). Blue Distinction Centers
