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2024 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan - Standard and Basic Option
Section 5.  Benefits
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Section 5. Benefits
 
See Section 2 for how our benefits changed this year and towards the end of the brochure for a benefits summary of each option. Make sure that you review the benefits that are available under the option in which you are enrolled.

Section 5. Standard and Basic Option Overview - 37 
Section 5(a). Medical Services and Supplies Provided by Physicians and Other Healthcare Professionals - 38 
Diagnostic and Treatment Services - 39 
Lab, X-ray and Other Diagnostic Tests - 40
Preventive Care, Adult - 42 
Preventive Care, Child - 44 
Maternity Care - 46 
Family Planning - 48 
Reproductive Services - 49 
Allergy Care - 50 
Treatment Therapies - 51 
Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy - 52  
Hearing Services (Testing, Treatment, and Supplies) - 53 
Vision Services (Testing, Treatment, and Supplies) - 53 
Foot Care - 54 
Orthopedic and Prosthetic Devices - 55 
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) - 56 
Medical Supplies - 57 
Home Health Services - 58 
Manipulative Treatment - 58 
Alternative Treatments - 59 
Educational Classes and Programs - 59 
Section 5(b). Surgical and Anesthesia Services Provided by Physicians and Other Healthcare Professionals - 61 
Surgical Procedures - 62 
Reconstructive Surgery - 63 
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - 66 
Organ/Tissue Transplants - 67 
Anesthesia - 72 
Section 5(c). Services Provided by a Hospital or Other Facility, and Ambulance Services - 74 
Inpatient Hospital - 75 
Outpatient Hospital or Ambulatory Surgical Center - 77 
Blue Distinction® Specialty Care - 81 
Residential Treatment Center - 82 
Extended Care Benefits/Skilled Nursing Care Facility Benefits - 83 
Hospice Care - 84 
Ambulance - 87 
Section 5(d). Emergency Services/Accidents - 89 
Accidental Injury - 90 
Medical Emergency - 91 
Ambulance - 92 
Section 5(e). Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits - 93 
Professional Services - 94 
Inpatient Hospital or Other Covered Facility - 95 
Residential Treatment Center - 95 
Outpatient Hospital or Other Covered Facility - 96 
 
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