Health Insurance Plans Accepted for Physician Services

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital contracts with the health insurance plans listed below for physician services. Packard Children's Hospital also participates in government programs such as Medi-Cal and Medicare. 
 
If you have further questions regarding your insurance plan's participation, please contact the Managed Care Department at (650) 724-1460 or at ManagedCare@stanfordmed.org.
 
For assistance choosing a doctor, please call the Packard Children's Hospital Referral Center at (888) ASK-LPCH (275-5724).
 
You can also view the list of health insurance plans we contract with to provide hospital services.
 

Active for Calendar Years 2011 and 2012

Please check with your health plan to confirm participation. Click the health plan name below to visit their Website.

Aetna HMO (by referral only), PPO, POS & EPO	HealthNet HMO (by referral only), PPO, POS & EPO
Anthem Blue Cross HMO (by referral only), PPO & EPO	HealthSmart (formerly Interplan) PPO, EPO & POS
Beech Street PPO	Multiplan PPO
Blue Shield of California HMO (by referral only), PPO & POS	Private Health Care Systems PPO & POS
CIGNA HMO*, PPO, POS & OAP	United Health Care HMO (by referral only), POS, PPO & EPO
First Health PPO & EPO

* Cigna HMO members may choose Lucile Packard Children's Hospital physicians as their primary care physicians (PCP). Members of all other HMOs may only see Packard Children's Hospital physicians by referral from their primary care provider / medical group.
 
If you have further questions please contact the Managed Care Department at (650) 724-1460 or at ManagedCare@stanfordmed.org.
 
Other helpful Web sites for information on health insurance and managed care are:

• The California Patient's Guide
• The California Department of Managed Health Care