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Communication Technology-Based Service, RHC or FQHC

Illinois rates for HCPCS G0071

Payment for communication technology-based services for 5 minutes or more of a virtual (nonface-to-face) communication between a 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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Communication Technology-Based Service, RHC or FQHC cost?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $347 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.79$12.88 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$269 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $135 to $676Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $41
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $347professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$40.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Texas than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Illinois $15.49 · 41st of 45
TX $148AL $10.96

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.