Medical Billing by State

Billing rules don't stop at payer manuals — Medicaid structure, dominant payers, filing windows, and state law all change at the state line. Each reference below covers the payer landscape, Medicaid managed care plans, and timely filing limits for one state.

Texas

STAR managed care programs, TMHP claims, and the shortest big-state Medicaid filing window in the country.

Medicaid filing: 95 days

California

Medi-Cal county plans, two separate Blue plans, AB 72 balance-billing limits, and DMHC oversight.

Medicaid filing: 6 months

Florida

SMMC managed Medicaid, the nation's densest Medicare Advantage market, and BlueCard snowbird volume.

Medicaid filing: 12 months

New York

eMedNY's strict 90-day window, regional nonprofits like Healthfirst, and pre-federal surprise billing law.

Medicaid filing: 90 days

Georgia

Three Georgia Families CMOs, Anthem's commercial dominance, and Atlanta's MA competition.

Medicaid filing: 6 months

Illinois

HealthChoice Illinois plans including CountyCare, under BCBSIL's commanding commercial share.

Medicaid filing: 180 days

Ohio

Next Generation Medicaid's single front-door claims, CareSource scale, and Medical Mutual contracts.

Medicaid filing: 365 days

Pennsylvania

Two Blues split by geography, provider-owned UPMC and Geisinger plans, and the BH carve-out.

Medicaid filing: 180 days

North Carolina

Young managed Medicaid (2021), the expansion wave, and BCBS NC's single-state dominance.

Medicaid filing: 365 days

Michigan

BCBSM vs Blue Care Network rules, auto-industry ERISA plans, and county-level Medicaid menus.

Medicaid filing: 12 months

Arizona

AHCCCS — America's oldest all-managed-care Medicaid — plus retiree MA density in Maricopa.

Medicaid filing: 6 months

Washington

Apple Health MCOs, two independent Blues (Premera and Regence), and tech-employer ERISA plans.

Medicaid filing: 365 days

Colorado

The RAE model — fee-for-service physical health with capitated behavioral health by region.

Medicaid filing: 365 days

Virginia

Cardinal Care Medicaid, two Blues by geography, and heavy FEP/TRICARE federal volume.

Medicaid filing: 365 days

More states are added regularly. Need one that isn't here yet? Request it — reader requests set the build order.

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