50Facility
Federally Qualified Health Center
A facility located in a medically underserved area that provides Medicare beneficiaries preventive primary medical care under the general direction of a physician.
Frequently asked questions
What is Place of Service code 50?
POS 50 is "Federally Qualified Health Center" — A facility located in a medically underserved area that provides Medicare beneficiaries preventive primary medical care under the general direction of a physician.
Is POS 50 facility or non-facility?
POS 50 (Federally Qualified Health Center) is a facility code. Medicare pays the lower facility rate on the physician fee schedule for services billed with this POS code.
Other Place of Service codes
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