72Non-facility
Rural Health Clinic
A certified facility which is located in a rural medically underserved area that provides ambulatory primary medical care under the general direction of a physician.
Frequently asked questions
What is Place of Service code 72?
POS 72 is "Rural Health Clinic" — A certified facility which is located in a rural medically underserved area that provides ambulatory primary medical care under the general direction of a physician.
Is POS 72 facility or non-facility?
POS 72 (Rural Health Clinic) is a non-facility code. Medicare pays the higher non-facility rate on the physician fee schedule for services billed with this POS code.
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