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Place of Service 50|POS 50 in Medical Billing(2024)

You might have noticed that during claiming medical insurances you have to mention a unique code. This code is often very inclusive and unique to the area of service for each medical treatment. Place of service 50 code is used in health insurance when services provided at Federally Qualified Health Center (A facility located in a medically underserved area that provides Medicare beneficiaries)

The pos 50 is particularly relevant for all those services which come under the genre of federally qualified health centres. It is imperative that you memorise the codes or at least get them verified before you apply for the claim.

In this particular case place of service 50 refers to all the medical services that have been rendered in a federally qualified health centre. These codes are usually quite inclusive and cover most of the medical areas of service.

Federally Qualified Health Center – POS 50

We have already discussed that place of service 50 refers to all the medical services that have been rendered in a federally qualified health centre.

Now let us understand what it actually is! In the most simple terms, these usually refer to community-based health centres. The major onus of these centres is to provide medical services in a better cost-effective way.

Not everyone is capable of affording high-quality medical services. Hence, these centres are known to produce high-end services at a relatively lesser price bracket.

The federally qualified health centres are quite famous in the USA and are known to provide top-notch services.

The federally qualified health centres are usually monitored by the Health Resources and Service Administration. This is the same board that arranges for most of the funding.

We have already discussed how pos 50 is a place for unanimous medical treatment irrespective of your financial or social background. They also provide some residential services to the ones who are homeless and sick at the same time.

It is probably one of the most extensive programmes in the USA and hence quite popular as well due to the wide coverage.

Pos 50- important to remember!

Yes, it is quite important for one to remember the code in case they want to claim the insurance. In case of wrong codes, your claim could stand refuted.

Hence, it is mandatory that you get the code verified and then mention it to avoid any kind of hassles.

If you have taken service in the federally qualified health centres, and want to claim for your medical insurance, it is imperative that you remember the code pos 50.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q1. Do I need to have medical insurance to take services in the federally qualified health centres?

Ans. No, irrespective of whether you have medical insurance or not, services are bound to be offered to you in any of these health centres. However, you need to remember the code only if you have insurance and want to claim for the same.

Q2. Does the pos 50 code include all the federally qualified health centres?

Ans. Yes, precisely so. The code pos 50 is used to refer to all the health centres that come under this category and provide medical services to the ones in need.

Q3. What if I mention pos 51 instead of pos 50 in my medical insurance claim?

Ans. It has already been discussed clearly that you need to mention the right code so that you can apply for the claim. The code pos 51 stands for inpatient psychiatric facility.
Hence if you mix up the two, there won’t be any scope for authentication and you could be denied insurance.

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    The author and contributor of this blog "NSingh" is working in Medical Billing and Coding since 2010. He is MBA in marketing and Having vaste experience in different scopes of Medical Billing and Coding as AR-Follow-up, Payment Posting, Charge posting, Coding, etc.

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