Check Your Insurance

With so many insurance plans available, you want to make sure that you are able to use it. We encourage anyone looking to become a patient at our practice, or if you are an existing patient, to review the various insurance plans we accept at all of our locations. Sticking with in-network providers can help you save costs on your treatments. Our team of trained professionals are available to assist you if you are looking to change your insurance plan. Don't hesitate to reach out to your Patient Navigators and billing team if you need assistance!

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Insurance Plans Accepted

At Sarasota Arthritis Center, we try to be as transparent as possible. With so many insurance plans out there, we have provided a guide below of the insurance plans we accept at all of our locations.

Medicare

Traditional "Red, White & Blue" Medicare is accepted at all of our locations. We will file any Medicare supplement plan that you have along with your traditional Medicare plan.

Tricare

We accept Tricare Select & Tricare East Plans.

ChampVA

Open Access plan.

Advantage65 - All B/D/E

Medicare supplement plans offered by BCBS. We accept all Advantage65.

BlueCare (HMO)

HMO Plan - A PCP referral/authorization is required for every visit with our practice.

BlueChoice

PPO Plan

Blue Medicare Plans - PPOs

We accept all Blue Medicare PPO plans: Choice, Group PPO, Patriot, Select, and Value.

Blue Medicare Plans - HMOs (PCP Referral Required)

We accept all Blue Medicare HMO plans: Classic, Classic Plus, Complete, Premier and Saver.

BlueOptions

PPO Plan

BlueSelect

PPO Plan - (Alpha prefix on card: XJK)

Preferred Patient Care

PPO Plan

Simply Blue

HMO Plan (Open Access - No PCP Referral required)

Traditional

HMO & PPO Options - HMO requires PCP referral

myBlue (HMO - PCP Referral Required)

Alpha prefix on card - VMG or VMY

Out-of- State Plans

We accept all out of state BCBS plans.

Alignment

HMO & PPO Options - HMO requires PCP referral

Empire Mediblue Freedom

PPO Plan

Independence Administrators

PPO Plan

Aetna Standard Plans - PPOs

Aetna Voluntary Plans, and Open Choice PPO.

Aetna Standard Plans - HMOs (PCP Referral Required)

Aetna Affordable Health Choices, Aetna Select, Aetna Voluntary Plans, HMO, Managed Choice POS, and QPOS.

Aetna Open Access Plans (No PCP Referral Required)

Aetna Choice POS II, Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option, Aetna Select, Elect Choice EPO, Managed Choice POS , and North Carolina State Health Plan - Eff 2025

Aetna Medicare Plans - PPOs

Medicare Premier, Medicare Premier Plus , Medicare Eagle , and Medicare Choice & Choice II .

Aetna Medicare Plans - HMOs (PCP Referral Required)

Medicare Assure Plus (HMO D-SNP) , Medicare Select (HMO), Medicare Value (HMO) , and Medicare Credit (HMO).

Aetna Whole Health - Southwest

HMO/POS/EPO plans - PCP referral required.

Aetna HealthFund Plans

Aetna Choice POS (Aetna HealthFund), Aetna Choice POS II (Aetna HealthFund), Aetna HealthFund Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna HealthFund Aetna Health Network Option , Aetna Open Access Elect Choice EPO (HealthFund), Aetna Open Access Managed Choice POS (HealthFund) , Open Access Aetna Select (HealthFund) , and Open Choice PPO (HealthFund)

2023 Small Group Under 51 Employees

Florida Elect Choice Open Access (OAEPO) , and Florida Health Network Only (HNOnly)

Aetna with Innovation Health

Aetna with Innovation Health Aetna Select, Aetna with Innovation Health POS [PCP Referral required] , and Aetna with Innovation Health PPO

National Advantage Program (NAP)

HMOs, PPOs, Open Access (OA), and POS plans accepted.

Out of State & Outside SRQ County Plans

We accept and will file all out of state whole health plans, out of state Aetna standard plans, and Open Access plans. This also includes out of state HealthFund, Savings Plus Plans, Medicare plans, Aetna Signature Administrators (ASR), Aetna Health Select, and Teakdecking Systems (Allied Benefit Systems) plans.

Cigna HealthCare of Florida, (Ft Myers)

HMO Plan - PCP referral required.

Cigna HealthCare Seamless Network

HMO Plan - PCP referral required.

Cigna LocalPlus

PPO & EPO Plans

Cigna Open Access

OA Plus, ChoiceFund OA Plus with CareLink , and OA Plus, ChoiceFund OA Plus, Allegiance OA, APWU