Member Discount Programs

Individual & Family Plans

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) offers exclusive discount programs included at no additional cost! Just show your BCBSIL ID card to take advantage of these offers. There are no claims to file, no referrals and no pre-authorizations. And there is no additional fee to participate - it's just one more benefit of being a BCBSIL member!

BlueExtras^SM Discount Program

• Complementary Alternative Medicine
  Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) includes a variety of therapies that may help to improve your health, prevent illness and address existing symptoms and conditions. As a BCBSIL member, you're eligible to receive as much as 30% off standard fees through a network of practitioners, spas, and wellness and fitness centers. You're also eligible to receive discounts on vitamins, herbal supplements, and health and wellness magazines.
• Life Time Fitness
  Life Time Fitness offers a complete health fitness experience no matter your fitness level, interests, schedule or budget. Life Time Fitness will waive the enrollment fee and provide a complimentary service such as a biometric screening or one personal training session for BCBSIL members who join Life Time Fitness for the first time.*
• Jenny Craig
  Jenny Craig is a long-term food/body/mind solution that can help you manage your weight by teaching you how to create a healthy relationship with food, build an active lifestyle and develop a balanced approach to living. You have the option to choose the right program for your lifestyle with weekly consultations at a Jenny Craig Centre or over the phone with the Jenny At-Home program. It's up to you!
• Curves
  Curves offers a 30-minute workout that combines strength training and sustained cardiovascular activity through resistance equipment. Curves has made exercise available to more than four million women, many of whom are in the gym for the first time.
• Davis Vision
  Save on eyeglasses (frames and lenses), as well as contact lenses, laser vision correction services, examinations and accessories through one of the nation's leading providers of routine vision care programs. For a list of Davis Vision providers near you, search the Provider Finder® at www.bcbsil.com. The Davis Vision network consists of major national and regional retail locations, such as EyeMasters and Visionworks, as well as independent ophthalmologists and optometrists.
• TruHearing
  Save on digital hearing aids through TruHearing. Get a hearing test at no additional charge by a licensed hearing specialist when performed for the purpose of fitting a hearing aid. Enjoy a 45-day money back guarantee, a two-year warranty and a selection of hearing aid styles at various price levels.

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*Proof of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois coverage is required. The $0 enrollment fee offer is available only to new membership contracts beginning July 1, 2009. An administrative fee applies to all memberships ($85 for Single and $95 for Couple and Family memberships). Monthly dues and state taxes may also apply and will vary by location. Membership prices, dues and fees are subject to change at any time. Other restrictions may apply. See a Life Time Fitness Member Advisor for details. Always check with the Life Time Fitness club in your area for the current promotional offer, which is subject to change.


The relationship between these vendors and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is that of independent contractors.
BlueExtras is a discount program available to BCBSIL members. Some of the services offered through BlueExtras may be covered under your health plan. Please refer to your benefit booklet or call the customer service number on the back of your ID card for specific benefit information under your health plan. Use of BlueExtras does not affect your premium, nor do costs of BlueExtras’ services or products count toward your calendar year or lifetime maximums and/or plan deductibles. Discounts are only available through participating vendors.
BCBSIL does not guarantee or make any claims or recommendations regarding the services or products offered under BlueExtras. You may want to consult with your physician prior to use of these services and products.
BCBSIL reserves the right to discontinue or change this discount program at any time without notice.