PPO Networks

PPO Networks
About 60% of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois individual and family plans are PPO plans and 40% are HMO plans. There are several different networks BCBSIL individual plans use:

    • The Blue Choice Preferred PPO Network and the Blue Precision HMO Network are the most popular.
    • Plans with the Blue Choice Preferred name utilize the Blue Choice Preferred PPO Network.
    • Blue Precision plans are HMO plans and use the Blue Precision HMO Network.

    BlueChoice Preferred PPO Network

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    2023 Plans

    In 2016, BCBSIL discontinued all metallic ACA level health plans in the large PPO Network and smaller Choice Network and created the Blue Choice Preferred PPO Network. The Blue Choice Preferred PPO Network will be similar to the Choice network but has been expanded statewide and includes additional hospitals and doctors.

    Key Hospitals not accepting the Blue Choice Preferred PPO Plans in 2023:
    • Northshore Hospital Systems (BluePrecision HMO Plans accepted)
    • Rush Hospital Systems
    • University of Chicago

    To see if your doctors will be participating in this plan, you can look them up using the BCBSIL Provider Finder.

    Because of network limitations, the BlueChoice Preferred PPO plans are not appropriate for all Illinois residents. These products are basically for residents of Illinois metropolitan areas, including Chicago, Rockford and Springfield. To find out if your physician or hospital is in the BlueChoice Preferred network, use the Provider Finder and call your provider’s office.

    The list of Illinois hospitals participating in the BlueChoice Preferred PPO network is included in the pdf below but subject to change:

    BlueChoice Network – 2023 Hospital Listing (by city).

    City Hospital City Hospital
    Arlington Heights Northwest Community Hospital Kankakee Riverside Medical Center
    Provena-St. Mary’s Hospital of Kankakee
    Aurora Provena-Mercy Center
    Rush Copley Medical Center
    LaGrange Adventist LaGrange Memorial Hospital
    Belvidere Northwest Suburban Community Hospital Lake Forest Lake Forest Hospital
    Berwyn MacNeal Hospital Libertyville Condell Medical Center
    Blue Island St. Francis Hospital
    Metrosouth Medical Center
    Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
    Chicago Aurora Chicago LakeShore Hospital
    Children’s Memorial Hospital
    Holy Cross Hospital
    LaRabida Children’s Hospital
    Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
    Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
    Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center
    Norwegian American Hospital

     

    Northwestern Hospital
    Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center
    Presence Saint Joseph Health Centers
    Presence Resurrection Medical Center
    Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

    Resurrection Medical Center
    Riveredge Hospital
    Rml Chicago
    Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
    St. Anthony Hospital
    St. Elizabeth Hospital
    St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital
    Swedish Covenant Hospital
    Thorek Memorial Hospital
    University of Illinois Hospital
    Chicago Heights St. James Hospital McHenry Northern Illinois Medical Center
    DeKalb Kishwaukee Community Hospital Melrose Park Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
    Westlake Community Hospital
    Des Plaines Holy Family Medical Center Morris Morris Hospital
    Dixon Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital Naperville Edward Hospital
    Linden Oaks Hospital
    Elgin Provena-St. Joseph Hospital Oak Park Vhs West Suburban Hospital and Medical Center
    Elk Grove Village Alexian Brothers Medical Center Olympia Fields St. James Hospital & Health Centers – Olympia Fields Campus
    Elmhurst Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Ottawa Community Hospital of Ottawa
    Evanston St. Francis Hospital Palos Heights Palos Heights Community Hospital
    Evergreen Park Little Company of Mary Hospital Peru Illinois Valley Community Hospital
    Geneva Delnor Community Hospital Rockford St. Anthony Medical Center
    Swedish American Hospital
    Glendale Heights Glen Oaks Medical Center Sandwich Valley West Community Hospital
    Glenview Glenbrook Hospital Skokie Rush North Shore Medical Center
    Harvey *Ingalls Memorial Hospital is no longer in the BlueChoice Network Springfield Memorial Medical Center
    St. John’s Hospital
    Highland Park Highland Park Hospital Taylorville St. Vincent Memorial Hospital
    Hinsdale Adventist Hinsdale Hospital Waukegan Vista Medical Center East
    Vista Medical Center West
    Hoffman Estates St. Alexius Medical Center Wheaton Marianjoy Rehabilitation Center
    Jacksonville Passavant Area Hospital Woodstock Centegra Memorial Medical Center
    Joliet Provena-St. Joseph Medical Center
    Maywood Loyola University Medical Center (Foster McGaw)

    BCBSIL PPO Network

    Most BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois individual plans use this large BCBSIL PPO network. The BCBSIL PPO network includes 96% of metro-area doctors and 98% of Illinois hospitals and is the largest PPO network in Illinois. The plans that utilize this network are:

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    2 Comments

    1. Gary Pergamit

      I am choosing a plan at a new job
      Are the drs. at Northwest Healthcare Associates in the Blue Choice Select plan?

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      • iha help

        Hi Gary,

        Yes, they Northwest Healthcare Associates is part of the Blue Choice Select plan. Here is a screenshot for your records: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v0j3niitufddfos/NW%20Healthcare%20-%20BCBSIL.png?dl=0

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