BCBSM-MESSA (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan - MESSA)
Providers will be able to locate MESSA members in the VSP system using their full SSN or by searching by name, date of birth, and the last four digits of their SSN. Should MESSA members present their Blue Cross/MESSA insurance card, staff should use it as identification only. MESSA members’ Enrollee ID’s are not going to be used as an identifier in the system.
Coordination of Benefits (COB)
Follow VSP’s standard COB process effective January 1, 2021. When paying secondary on a MESSA Choice plan, use the standard Choice COB secondary allowances, less any applicable copay. For additional information, see Coordination of Benefits in the VSP Manual.
Plan Details
Important!
Effective January 1, 2021, MESSA has added 3 additional Choice Plans MESSA Vision, MESSA Vision Enhanced, and MESSA Vision Preferred. MESSA members will have the following Choice Plans available in addition to their existing Signature Plans*.
*Please refer to the Signature PRM for plan benefit information.
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Plan Name Effective 7.1.17 |
Exam Copay |
Materials Copay |
Elective Contact Lens Allowance |
Frame Allowance |
Covered Lens Enhance |
Other Lens Enhancements |
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VSP-3 Plus |
None |
None |
$200 |
$80 retail/ $35 whlsl. |
Rimless drilling and mounting, all tints, photochromics, oversize blanks, blended and progressive lenses (including smart-segs), polarized lenses. |
Anti-reflective or mirror coating, thin-lite/hi-lite, hi-index lenses, progressives, polycarbonate lenses, scratch-resistant coatings, edge coating/ groove painting, faceting, UV 400 coatings, roll, and polish. |
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VSP-3 Plus |
None |
None |
$250 |
$130 retail/ $50 whlsl. |
Rimless drilling and mounting, all tints, photochromics, oversize blanks, blended and progressive lenses (including smart-segs), polarized lenses. |
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MESSA Vision Choice |
$10 |
$10 |
$100 |
$100 |
Rimless drilling and mounting, tints, polycarbonate for children, photochromics, oversize, polarized lenses and blended lenses |
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MESSA Enhanced Choice |
$5 |
$5 |
$115 |
$115 |
Rimless drilling and mounting, polycarbonate for children, tints, photochromic, oversize, polarized lenses, blended lenses |
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MESSA Preferred Choice |
None |
None |
$135 |
$135 |
Rimless drilling and mounting, polycarbonate for children, tints, photochromics, oversize, polarized lenses, blended lenses, anti-reflective |
Client Detail Notes – Effective July 1, 2017
Note #1:
Standard contact lens benefit. Add your U&C fees for materials then add your professional fee for contact lens (discounted by 15%) and apply your patient’s allowance.