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4.3.1.1 FQHC Reimbursement for Family Planning Annual Exams
To receive their encounter rate for the annual family planning examination, FQHCs must use the most appropriate E/M procedure code for the complexity of service provided as indicated in the previous tables in Section 4.3.1.
The annual exam is allowed once per fiscal year, per client, per provider. Other family planning office or outpatient visits may be billed within the same year.
A new patient visit for the annual exam may be reimbursed once every 3 years following the last E/M visit provided to the client by that provider or a provider of the same specialty in the same group. The annual examination must be billed as an established patient visit if E/M services have been provided to the client within the last 3 years.
Reimbursement for services payable to an FQHC is based on an all-inclusive rate per visit.
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