G0071 HCPCS - 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

Code Information

HCPCS Code: G0071
Sequence Number: 0010
Short Description: Comm svcs by rhc/fqhc 5 min
Long Description: 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
Date Added: 1/1/2019
Action Code: N - No maintenance for this code
Action Effective Date: 1/1/2019
Classification: Temporary Procedures & Professional Services
Coding System: HCPCS

Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service Code: M5D - Specialist - other
Type Of Service Code:
- 1 - Whole blood only eff 01/96, whole blood or packed red cells before 01/96

Pricing Indicator Code:
- 13 - Price established by carriers (e.G., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion)
Multiple Pricing Indicator Code: A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
Coverage Issues Manual Reference Section Number:
N/A
Medicare Carriers Manual Reference Section Number:
N/A
Coverage Code: C - Carrier judgment

Field Name	Field Value
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Code	G0071
HCPCS Sequence Number	0010
HCPCS Record Identification Code	3 - First line of procedure record also contains detail information in positions 92-275
HCPCS Long Description	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
HCPCS Short Description	Comm svcs by rhc/fqhc 5 min
HCPCS Pricing Indicator Code 1	13 - Price established by carriers (e.G., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion)
HCPCS Multiple Pricing Indicator Code	A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
HCPCS Coverage Code	C - Carrier judgment
HCPCS Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service Code	M5D - Specialist - other
HCPCS Type Of Service Code 1	1 - Whole blood only eff 01/96, whole blood or packed red cells before 01/96
HCPCS Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity	0
HCPCS Code Added Date	1/1/2019
HCPCS Action Effective Date	1/1/2019
HCPCS Action Code	N - No maintenance for this code