3/19/2024

UM Fax Number Changes

To help us better service provider requests, the Utilization Management (UM) team has made updates to the Highmark Wholecare UM fax numbers. With this change, the numbers are now specific to various Highmark Wholecare Medicare and Medicaid services. These new fax numbers are now live and should be used going forward.

Please fax any authorization requests for the following services utilizing the respective numbers below:

Behavioral Health (BH): 1-888-245-2027

Maternity: 1-855-888-8252

Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment (DME): 1-866-263-0324

Medicaid Inpatient: 1-888-245-2034

Medicaid Precertification (Elective surgeries, Special Procedures Unit (SPU), Genetic testing, etc.): 1-888-245-2015

Medicare DME: 1-833-559-2853

Medicare Inpatient: 1-833-559-2851

Medicare Precertification (Elective surgeries, SPU, Genetic testing, etc.): 1-833-559-2854

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): 1-844-277-8060 

 

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