INSURER FILING GUIDE
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (Pennsylvania)
Use this public information to prepare your packet, then confirm the route on the insurer's own page.
AT A GLANCE
Claim facts
| Member form | |
|---|---|
| Portal upload | NO |
| Portal path | No upload path: public form says submit the claim and itemized statement to the address on the ID card |
| Mail address | PLAN-DEPENDENT: Submit the claim and itemized statement to the address provided on the back of your ID card. |
| Fax | Not published by the insurer |
| Attachments | Provider name and address on provider stationery; patient full name; each service date; service or supply or purchase type; charge |
| Deadline | Not published by the insurer for scoped commercial member claims |
| Outcome and status | My Highmark website or app shows claim status |
| Processing time | Not published by the insurer |
| Caveats | Commercial member form only; Pennsylvania CHIP and Medicare or Medicaid routes excluded; HMO or EPO out-of-network benefit depends on plan |
STEP BY STEP
Filing steps
Read date: 10-09-2026
Research steps
- Confirm that the member's plan includes out-of-network outpatient therapy benefits. Highmark says the member website benefit booklet contains out-of-network restrictions and claim instructions. https://www.highmark.com/campaigns/annual-member-notice
- Download the
MEMBER SUBMITTED HEALTH INSURANCE CLAIM FORM, CLM-139 (R9-19). Complete every item and use one form per patient. https://www.highmark.com/content/dam/digital-marketing/en/highmark/highmarkdotcom/member/forms/medical-forms/Medical_Claim_Form.pdf - Attach an itemized provider statement with the provider name and address on provider stationery, patient full name, each service date, service or supply type, and charge. https://www.highmark.com/content/dam/digital-marketing/en/highmark/highmarkdotcom/member/forms/medical-forms/Medical_Claim_Form.pdf
- Sign and date the certification. https://www.highmark.com/content/dam/digital-marketing/en/highmark/highmarkdotcom/member/forms/medical-forms/Medical_Claim_Form.pdf
- NOT PUBLISHED: a member portal or app upload path. The public form directs the member only to the offline destination on the ID card, so
portal_uploadis NO. https://www.highmark.com/content/dam/digital-marketing/en/highmark/highmarkdotcom/member/forms/medical-forms/Medical_Claim_Form.pdf - Check claim status in My Highmark on the web or app. The exact member menu path and processing time are NOT PUBLISHED. https://www.highmark.com/employer/thought-leadership/employee-of-the-future/digital-health-experience
Filing facts
- Portal upload: NO
- Portal: My Highmark
- Portal path: No upload path: public form says submit the claim and itemized statement to the address on the ID card
- Mail address: PLAN-DEPENDENT: Submit the claim and itemized statement to the address provided on the back of your ID card.
- Fax: NOT PUBLISHED
- Attach: Provider name and address on provider stationery; patient full name; each service date; service or supply or purchase type; charge
- File types: NOT APPLICABLE
- File size limit: NOT APPLICABLE
- Maximum files: NOT APPLICABLE
- One file or separate files: NOT APPLICABLE
- Confirmation: NOT APPLICABLE
- Status check: My Highmark website or app shows claim status
- Processing time: NOT PUBLISHED
- Member deadline: NOT PUBLISHED for scoped commercial member claims
- Deadline basis: YES: member contract controls
- Mental health route: NOT PUBLISHED: no separate outpatient psychotherapy member filing route found
Confirm the address, fax number or portal path on the insurer's own claims page before you send; read on 10-09-2026.
Read on 10-09-2026 from https://www.highmark.com/content/dam/digital-marketing/en/highmark/highmarkdotcom/member/forms/medical-forms/Medical_Claim_Form.pdf. Confirm the address, fax number or portal path on the insurer's own claims page before you send.