What is o2 modifier?

According to CMS, POS 02 is defined as “the location where health services and health-related services are provided or received, through a telecommunication system.” CMS has replaced the GT modifier with POS 02. POS 02 can be used when billing CMS claims for synchronous telemedicine visits.

What is the POS for telehealth?

Submit telehealth services claims, using Place of Service (POS) 02-Telehealth, to indicate you provided the billed service as a professional telehealth service from a distant site.

Where do I find the place of service code?

Place of Service Codes is a two digit code and will be used on CMS or HCFA 1500 claim form (Box# 24B) to indicate where health care services are rendered.

What does Pos Code 02 stand for in Medicare?

Place of Service (POS) code 02 certifies that the telehealth service meets Medicare’s requirements for reimbursement. Get Telehealth Services Paid in 2018 POS code 02, finalized in the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule, and implemented Jan. 1, 2017, did not immediately take the place of modifier GT.

When to use POS Code 02 for telehealth?

Effective Jan. 1, 2018, modifier GT Via interactive audio and video telecommunications systems is no longer required on professional claims for telehealth services. Place of Service (POS) code 02 certifies that the telehealth service meets Medicare’s requirements for reimbursement. Get Telehealth Services Paid in 2018

When to use POS 02 for emergency department?

Contractors will apply the existing “one every 30 days” frequency edit for telehealth services when codes 99307-99310 are billed with POS 02 (frequency edits apply to services span-dated on claims). Emergency department and initial inpatient telehealth consultations (G0425-G0247)

When does Pos Code 02 replace modifier GT?

Place of Service (POS) code 02 certifies that the telehealth service meets Medicare’s requirements for reimbursement. POS code 02, finalized in the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule, and implemented Jan. 1, 2017, did not immediately take the place of modifier GT.