About your ID card

• Carrier Code 11 (Alberta Blue Cross^®): is to be used when submitting claims for your customers that have Alberta Blue Cross^® employer sponsored direct bill drug coverage.
• Group Number: enter as a seven-digit number (fill with leading zeros if necessary) followed by Section Number (up to three characters, no zero filling). If your software does not utilize a separate field for the section, the group and section are to be entered as one string.
• Identification No: (example 1234567-33) “1234567” enter as a 10 digit number (fill with leading zeros if necessary) followed by “33” the two digit patient code. If your software does not utilize a separate field for the patient code, the Identification No. should be directly followed by a / or – symbol, then the two digit patient code.
• Cardholder (member/subscriber) last name: must be indicated on all claim transmissions along with the patient first and last name.

For more information, please call Alberta Blue Cross^® at 780-498-8100 (Edmonton) or 1-800-232-1914 (all other areas).