Effective for Medicare claims with 2020 dates of service, processed after July 21, 2020, UCare is temporarily suspending certain claims processing edits for claims submitted on behalf of members in the following products: UCare Medicare Plans, UCare Medicare with M Health Fairview & North Memorial, and EssentiaCare.
See the July 21 bulletin for details.
Beginning Aug. 1, 2020, UCare will introduce a new member ID card design for all products that will be issued for members who join UCare or seek a replacement ID card during the remainder of this year.
Read the June 15 Provider Bulletin.
UCare’s 2020 Provider Manual contains critical information that providers need to know to effectively work with UCare and our members. It is important that providers reference the online manual regularly for up-to-date content. The Provider Manual has been updated to reflect current business practices.
Go to the 2020 Provider Manual page.
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SIGN UPUCare has rolled out a new transportation system to schedule rides for our members. The new service will continue to be called UCare HealthRide.
Read the June 22 Provider Bulletin.
As UCare implements the new claims system, you may have questions. Please see the most common questions below before contacting UCare for additional assistance. New questions will be added as they arise, so check back frequently.
Which Payor ID should be used for claims in 2019 vs. 2020?
The chart below indicates which Payor ID should be used for each UCare plan based on the claim date of service (DOS). The items in Red show which plans changed Payor IDs from 2019 to 2020:
| Product |
2019 DOS Payor ID |
2020 DOS Payor ID |
| UCare Individual & Family Plans | 55413 | 55413 |
| UCare Individual & Family Plans with M Health Fairview | 55413 | 55413 |
| UCare Medicare Plans | 52629 | 55413 |
| EssentiaCare | 52629 | 55413 |
| UCare Medicare with M Health Fairview & North Memorial Health | 52629 | 55413 |
| UCare Connect + Medicare | 52629 | 52629 |
| UCare Connect | 52629 | 52629 |
| UCare - Minnesota Senior Health Options (MSHO) | 52629 | 52629 |
| UCare - Minnesota Senior Care Plus (MSC+) | 52629 | 52629 |
| UCare - MinnesotaCare (MnCare) | 52629 | 52629 |
| UCare - Prepaid Medical Assistance Program (PMAP) | 52629 | 52629 |