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Virtual Visits

Sign up now for virtual visits and get access to a doctor whenever, wherever you need one.

Our virtual visits solution, powered by MDLIVE®, lets you have a live consultation with an independently contracted, board-certified MDLIVE doctor. Based on your location, this can happen 24 hours a day, seven days a week by online video, mobile app or phone.

Instead of going to the office, you can have a virtual visit while at home, work or many other places. And, a virtual visit can cost less than going to the urgent care clinic or emergency room.

Getting Care

MDLIVE's doctors can treat many non-emergency* medical conditions, like:

Virtual Visits non-emergency medical conditions
General Health Pediatric Care
  • Allergies
  • Asthma
  • Sinus infections
  • Cold/flu
  • Ear infections
  • Pink eye

They can also write — and send — prescriptions (when appropriate) to a nearby pharmacy.

Create a Virtual Visits Account Today!

Registering is easy. You can:

Note: You’ll need your ID card if registering on MDLIVE’s website or by phone.

Access Your Virtual Visit Anytime

Once your account is active, you can have a virtual visit by:

Online Video

  1. Log in to your MDLIVE account through Blue Access for MembersSM, your online account, or MDLIVE.
  2. Find an MDLIVE professional.
  3. Video chat right away or make an appointment.

Mobile App

  1. Download the MDLIVE mobile app.
  2. Find an MDLIVE professional.
  3. Video chat right away or make an appointment.

Phone

  1. Call MDLIVE’s customer service at 1-888-676-4204.
  2. They will help you find an MDLIVE professional.
  3. This professional will call you for a virtual visit.

Get care when — and where — you need it.

MDLIVE is a separate company that operates and administers Virtual Visits for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. MDLIVE is solely responsible for its operations and for those of its contracted providers. MDLIVE and the MDLIVE logo are registered trademarks of MDLIVE, Inc., and may not be used without permission. 

Virtual Visits may be limited by plan. For providers licensed in New Mexico and the District of Columbia, Urgent Care service is limited to interactive online video; Behavioral Health service requires video for the initial visit but may use video or audio for follow-up visits, based on the provider’s clinical judgment. Behavioral Health is not available on all plans.