Billing:

We will gladly file your charges with your insurance carrier.  If payment has not been received within 45 days of filing, you will be notified and asked to contact your insurance company.

Medicare Coverage:

We do accept assignment for and file Medicare for our patients.

Insurance Plans:

We accept assignment for most major insurance plans.  Please contact your insurance carrier to confirm that Whitestone Family Medicine is a provider.

Workers' Compensation:

If you are injured on the job or have a job-related illness, you will want to receive treatment with a Presbyterian Healthcare provider.  Presbyterian Healthcare providers accept almost all workers' compensation insurance carriers, and will bill our employer's carrier after treatment of your on-the-job injury.

Some workers' compensation insurance carries provide "designated" physician and hospital networks for the treatment of work-related injuries.  Your employer should let you know if these designated workers' compensation networks pertain to you. Presbyterian Healthcare participates in a few of these networks including:

• CompCare ( Key Risk Management Services )
• CorVel (CorCare)
• First Health (includes Mail Handlers)
• First Health/CCN    
• Health Dynamics             

Medicaid:

Most Presbyterian Healthcare providers accept Medicaid and participate in the following designated Medicaid provider networks:

• Carolina Access
• Carolina Access II & III
• North Carolina Medicaid
• South Carolina Medicaid

Medicare:

For people 65+ years old and eligible disabled individuals, Presbyterian Healthcare accepts all Medicare standard and Medicare supplemental insurance policies.  In addition, Presbyterian Healthcare participates in Managed Medicare with:

• Medicare
• Medicare Supplemental Policies
• Partners National Health Plan of North Carolina HMO

United Healthcare of North Carolina HMO and PPO

Managed Care Plans

• Aetna
• Aetna Behavioral Health (Psychiatric Providers Only)
• BlueCross BlueShield for NC Teachers and State Employees (NC Practices Only)
• BlueCross BlueShield for SC Teachers and State Employees (SC Practices Only)
• BlueCross BlueShield Health Choice for Children
• BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (NC Practices Only)
• BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
• Blue Choice of South Carolina (SC Practices Only)
• Blue Medicare (NC Practices Only)
• Carolina Behavioral Health Alliance (Psychiatric Providers Only)
• Carolina Care Plan of South Carolina (SC Practices Only)
• CIGNA Behavioral Health (Psychiatric Providers Only)
• CIGNA Healthcare of NC, Inc.
• First Health (also known as CCN)
• Great West
• HUMANA
• Inclusive Health Provider Network (NC Health Risk Pool)
• Kanawha Benefit Solutions, Inc.
• Magellan Behavioral Health (Psychiatric Providers Only)
• MAMSI Life and Health Insurance Company
• MedCost (formerly Healthcare Savings)
• Multiplan, Inc.
• OneNet PPO (formerly Alliance PPO)
• PHCS
• Premier Health System
• Primary Physician Care
• Private Healthcare Systems, Inc.
• Provider Select, Inc.
• SC State Health Plan (SC Practices Only)
• Southcare PPO (formerly Ethix Southeast)
• Tyson Preferred Network for Tyson Foods
• United Healthcare of NC, Inc.
• USA Managed Care
• WellPath (also known as Coventry)

Workers Compensation

Novant Medical Group urgent care locations accept almost all workers compensation insurance carriers, and will bill your employer's carrier after treatment of your on-the-job injury.

Some workers compensation insurance carriers provider "designated" physician and hospital networks for the treatment of work-related injuries. Your Employer should let you know if these designated workers compensation networks pertain to you.

Government Programs

• Carolina Access
• Carolina Access II
• Medicare
• NC Medicaid (NC Practices Only)
• SC Medicaid
• Railroad Medicare
• Tricare Reserve Select (TRS)
• Tricare Standard (formerly Champus)

Medicare Plans

• Medicare Private Fee for Service Plans
• Blue Medicare (HMO/PPO)(formerly Partners Medicare)
• Secure Horizons Medicare Complete (HMO/PPO)(formerly United HealthCare Medicare Complete)

Medicaid HMO Plans

Some of our South Carolina practices accept the following Medicaid HMO plans; please contact the practice to confirm your plan is accepted. 

• Absolute Total Care (formerly Total Carolina Care and Amerigroup)
• Carolina Cresent
• Select Health - First Choice