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Communication Technology-Based Service, RHC or FQHC

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$19.95

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.22 to $36.31.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $20 to $32Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $16 to $148
$20$50$100facility $27professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 12.9 times more in Missouri than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Dakota· 26th of 41

$19.95

MO $148NY $11.48

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.