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Communication Technology-Based Service, RHC or FQHC

New York 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 6 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$22.39$15.14 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$14.13 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $33Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $98
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $14professional $22

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
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.13
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$245.47
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55

Where New York 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.

New York $18.62 · 35th 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.