Applicable to: Mercy Care Complete Care, Mercy Care RBHA, Mercy Care Long Term Care, Mercy Care DCS CHP and Mercy Care DD
A recent article was published by AHCCCS in their December 2021 Medical Coding Resources Newsletter regarding telehealth changes. Mercy Care would like to share this important information with our provider network.
Starting 01/01/2022, the FQ (audio-only) modifier becomes available, and all audio-only services should be billed using the FQ modifier and POS should be the originating site (where the member is located). This replaces previous AHCCCS audio-only coding rules prior to the pandemic (e.g., POS 02 for audio-only) as well as audio-only coding during the pandemic for the temporary telephonic code set (e.g., UD modifier).
FQ - The service was furnished using audio-only communication technology.
AHCCCS indicates the 2022 Telehealth updates are in process and will not be uploaded until sometime after January 1, 2022. Please make sure you review these updates when they are published. The columns will identify whether GT, GQ or FQ modifier is allowed. The POS will be where the member is located. The AHCCCS Medical Coding Resource webpage can be reviewed by clicking on the link.
As always, don't hesitate to contact your Mercy Care Network Management Representative with any questions or comments. You can find this notice and all other provider notices on our Mercy Care website.
