Translation Disclaimer

Call Member Services to get started

800.551.3225

Monday-Friday,  8:30am-8pm, and  Saturday, 9am-5pm

You need to bring two ID Cards to appointments with your Lantern surgeon

  1. Your purple Anthem ID Card
  2. Your Lantern ID Card
Your Lantern ID card does not replace your purple Anthem ID card, which is why you need both cards when you see a Lantern surgeon.
Need a Lantern ID Card?
You can view your ID card, appointment details, and other information on Lantern’s patient portal. Sign up here.
Want to know more about virtual PT with Hinge Health?
  • Scan the QR code
  • Or call Hinge Health at 855.902.2777
Spear PT at UHC: $0 PT for UHC primary care patients

If you are a UHC primary care patient, you can go to Spear at UHC and pay a $0 copay to receive in-person PT before and/or after surgery (up to the maximum of 30 visits in a calendar year).

Need Bariatric, Joint Replacement, or Spine Surgery? You MUST go to Lantern. Your surgery copay is $0.

The following surgeries are ONLY covered with a world-class surgeon who is in network with Lantern Surgery Care:
  • Bariatric
  • Joint Replacement (hip, knee, ankle, shoulder)
  • Spine
Important: Even if you went to Mount Sinai before, you MUST go to a Lantern-network surgeon for these surgeries. Otherwise, you will have to pay the entire cost of your surgery—which could be tens of thousands of dollars.

Need bariatric, joint replacement, or spine surgery? Call Member Services at 800.551.3225.

Monday-Friday, 8:30am-8pm, and Saturday, 9am-5pm.

If your Lantern surgeon recommends physical therapy (PT) before, after, or instead of surgery, you can choose virtual or in-person PT to fit your busy schedule.
32BJ members like $0 virtual PT with Hinge Health
“I like how it’s tailored to my current needs. And I can choose if the exercises are too easy or too hard! Also, like the fact that even though the reps aren’t as many as I would like, it actually does help me. And I can always choose more exercises if I want to do more. Also, love all the extra goodies I earned with the exercises (i.e., resistance bands, phone holder, Enso, super helpful). Thank you!” –32BJ member and Hinge Health patient

Virtual, or online, PT is easy to do from home with the Hinge Health app. If you are in pain and can’t get to an in-person PT appointment, virtual PT with Hinge Health would be a great choice for you.

Hinge Health uses advanced technology to create a personalized physical therapy program that you can do for 15 minutes two or three times each week.  Your benefit covers 12 months of unlimited virtual PT with Hinge Health before and after surgery and your copay is $0.

In-Person Physical Therapy

Your health plan covers a maximum of 30 in-person PT visits in a calendar year with an Anthem in-network physical therapist, and preauthorization is required. 

Here’s how it works:

  • After spine or joint surgery only: You can receive $0 in-person PT with an Anthem physical therapist for up to 120 days following your surgery (up to the maximum of 30 visits in a calendar year).
    • If you do not use up your 30 visits in those 120 days, you can continue to receive in-person PT with an office copay of $40 (up to the maximum of 30 visits in a calendar year).
  • To manage chronic pain before surgery: You can receive In-person PT with a $40 copay

To find a physical therapist, go to the Find a Doctor tool on the 32BJ Member Portal or call Health Services at 866.230.3225, Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm.