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HCPCS Code for Payment for communication technology-based services for 5 minutes or more of a virtual (non-face-to-face) communication between an rural health clinic (rhc) or federally qualified health center (fqhc) practitioner and rhc or fqhc patient, or 5 minutes or more of remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images by an rhc or fqhc practitioner, occurring in lieu of an office visit; rhc or fqhc only G0071

HCPCS code G0071 for Payment for communication technology-based services for 5 minutes or more of a virtual (non-face-to-face) communication between an rural health clinic (rhc) or federally qualified health center (fqhc) practitioner and rhc or fqhc patient, or 5 minutes or more of remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images by an rhc or fqhc practitioner, occurring in lieu of an office visit; rhc or fqhc only as maintained by CMS falls under Telemed Services.

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Payment for communication technology-based services for 5 minutes or more of a virtual (non-face-to-face) communication between an rural health clinic (rhc) or federally qualified health center (fqhc) practitioner and rhc or fqhc patient, or 5 minutes or more of remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images by an rhc or fqhc practitioner, occurring in lieu of an office visit; rhc or fqhc only

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FQHC Telephonic Billing
I believe that the only billable code for telephone only encounters is G0071 for traditional Medicare. Medicare Advantage plans can have their own guidelines. Also, I believe that the guidelines chang... [ Read More ]
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SO we are still waiting for guidance for Palmetto. We can use G0071 but this is a check in and small allowed amount.... [ Read More ]
Telehealth during emergency periods
It is in one of the many updates they will not go after practices using skype or facebook messager during the crisis . For phone calls no visual look into g0071 as well as others that have been mentio... [ Read More ]
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