HealthSpring Medicare Advantage Payer Name Update in Availity Essentials

Cigna Medicare Advantage Rebrands as HealthSpring: Availity Essentials Update 

 

Effective: January 1, 2026 | Applies to: Providers using Availity Essentials for Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage 

 

Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage will be renamed HealthSpring Medicare Advantage in Availity Essentials effective January 1, 2026. Providers should begin using the HealthSpring Medicare Advantage payer selection for all Cigna Medicare interactions. 

 

What's Changing 

Previous payer name: Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage 

New payer name: HealthSpring Medicare Advantage 

Payer ID: 52192 (unchanged) 

Only the name has changed. HealthSpring Medicare Advantage will appear in Availity Essentials drop-down menus and payer spaces beginning January 1, 2026. 

 

What You Need to Do 

Continue conducting payer interactions for Cigna Medicare customers in Availity Essentials, now under the HealthSpring Medicare Advantage name. Beginning January 1, 2026, the HealthSpring Medicare Advantage space will support: 

• Cigna Medicare claims data prior to January 1, 2026 
• HealthSpring claims data from January 1, 2026, forward 

Select "HealthSpring Medicare Advantage" (Payer ID 52192) in Availity Essentials for all transactions, including: 

• Eligibility verification 
• Claims submission 
• Prior authorization requests 
• Claims status inquiries 

 

Additional Information 

Visit HealthSpring.com/Providers for frequently asked questions and additional information about HealthSpring. 

 

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