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...

Resolved after 4 hours 26 minutes, affecting CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD and CAREFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE and 1 more, on May 7, 2026.

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.

Started
May 07, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC
Resolved
May 07, 2026, 05:23 PM UTC
Duration
4h 26m
Detected by Pingoru
May 07, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC

Affected components

CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELDCAREFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGECAREFIRST BCBS MARYLAND

Update timeline

  1. 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.

  2. resolved May 07, 2026, 05:23 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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