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Blue Distinction CentersSM

Recognized experience in specialty care

Blue Distinction LogoThe Blue DistinctionSM program gives consumers access to quality information they need to make informed decisions about specialty care, including weight loss (bariatric surgery), cardiac care, and transplant services. Through the Blue Distinction Center designation, consumers can identify facilities that have extensive experience in these services, meet rigorous quality standards, and consistently demonstrate positive results.

Facilities are selected by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association through a rigorous evaluation of clinical data that provides insight into the facility's structures, processes, and outcomes of care. These nationally established criteria were developed with input from medical experts and organizations and support the consistent, objective assessment of specialty care capabilities.

Find a Blue Distinction center

The online provider directory provides information on participating providers. Facilities that have attained the Blue Distinction designation will be marked in the directory with the icon, as shown above.

For a complete listing of the more than 400 Blue Distinction centers for specialty care nationwide, including those within the IBC provider network, please visit the BCBSA website.

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