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Blue Cross’ updates to practitioner fees will take effect July 1
BCBS Michigan·MI·Provider News
Effective date
Jul 1, 2026
We identified it
Jun 16, 2026
Summary
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is updating practitioner fees effective July 1, 2026, transitioning from 2025 Medicare RVU values to 2026 Medicare resource-based relative value scale for most procedures. This affects Traditional, TRUST and Blue Preferred Plus members across all customer groups, with new fee schedules available through the Provider Resources portal on Availity Essentials.
Action Required
By July 1, 2026: Billing team must access updated fee schedules through Availity Essentials provider portal by logging into availity.com, navigating to Payer Spaces > BCBSM and BCN logo > Secure Provider Resources > Fee Schedule > Blue Cross Professional Fee Schedules. Review individual codes or code groups for reimbursement changes due to significant RVU valuation updates. Only claims with dates of service July 1 or later will receive new reimbursement rates.