Insurance cards will have a policy number, usually on the front of the card. Each health insurance policy has an associated policy number. On your card, it is often marked Policy ID or Policy #. The insurance company uses this number to keep track of your medical bills.
Is the ID the same as the policy number?
A policy number is a unique identifying number given to every person enrolled with a specific health insurer. A Member ID is an internal reference number associated with a particular enrollee within a health insurer's system.
What does it mean when it says policy number?
Policy Document\n\n Be it comprehensive or third party insurance, your policy number will be mentioned in your policy document. If you purchased your policy online, you may have a soft copy of your policy document in your mail, which you can go through to know your policy number.