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BCBSTX Using Centralized Verification Organization Aperture® for Credentialing Notifications

April 6, 2018

Beginning in April 2018, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) will be utilizing the services of a Centralized Verification Organization (CVO). All new and currently contracted professional and facility providers with BCBSTX will begin to receive notifications from Aperture Credentialing, LLC, the CVO that BCBSTX will be using. These notifications are regarding initial credentialing events and information about the new common recredentialing date that will be assigned from Aperture.

Facility Providers ONLY: Facilities can submit their credentialing application through the AvailityTM provider portal. An Availity portal demonstration is available for facility providers on how to use the Provider Credentialing Tool .

If you have questions, please contact your Network Management Representative.


Availity is a trademark of Availity, L.L.C., a separate company that operates a health information network to provide electronic information exchange services to medical professionals. Availity provides administrative services to BCBSTX. BCBSTX makes no endorsement, representations or warranties regarding any products or services offered by third party vendors such as Availity. If you have any questions about the products or services offered by such vendors, you should contact the vendor(s) directly.

Aperture is a trademark of Aperture Credentialing, LLC, a separate company that operates a health information network to provide electronic information exchange services to medical professionals. "Aperture" provides administrative services to BCBSTX. If you have any questions about the products or services offered by such vendor, you should contact the vendor directly.