Availity incident
Multiple Payers - CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD, CAREFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE, CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD, CAREFIRST BCBS MARYLAND - Multiple Transactions - We have been notified by the payer CareFirst of a system issue which is affecting their ab...
Availity is currently experiencing a notice incident affecting CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD and CAREFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE and 1 more component, which began 4h ago. The vendor's full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- identified May 07, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC
We are seeing Eligibility and Benefits Inquiry and Claim Status Inquiry transactions failing with timeouts. Customers are receiving VT05_035 errors. Next Steps and ETA for resolution: We have reached out to the payer to report this issue. We will continue to monitor and send updates as available. Availity continues to monitor for resolution.
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