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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Benefits
The BCBS PPO will pay benefits for inpatient and outpatient treatment of mental health and substance abuse.
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Benefits | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health | BCBS PPO Network | Out-of-Network |
| Inpatient admissions to a licensed general hospital – unlimited | Covered in full | Covered at 80% after deductible |
| Inpatient admissions to a mental health facility – up to 60 days per member per calendar year | Covered in full | Covered at 80% after deductible |
| Outpatient services (maximum is combined with substance abuse) | Covered at 80% after deductible | |
| Visits 1 – 20 | $15 copayment per visit | |
| Visits 21 – 30 | $20 copayment per visit | |
| Visits 31 – 40 | $30 copayment per visit | |
| Substance Abuse | ||
| Inpatient admissions – up to 30 days per calendar year | Covered in full | Covered at 80% after deductible |
| Outpatient services – up to 40 visits per calendar year (maximum is combined with mental health) | $15 copayment for visits 1 – 20 $20 copayment for visits 21 – 30 $30 copayment for visits 31- 40 |
Covered at 80% after deductible |
| Detoxification for drug/alcoholism | Covered in full | Covered at 80% after deductible |
| Note: Maximums are combined in-network and out-of-network | ||