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Communication Technology-Based Service, RHC or FQHC

Washington 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.99$18.20 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$18.20 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $10 to $55Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $18 to $24
$10$20$50facility $27professional $24

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
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$54.95
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 19th of 41

$23.99

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.