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Place of Service Code 27: Outreach Site/Street (IB 24-44)

Date: 11/20/24

Louisiana Healthcare Connections is sharing that Effective November 6, 2024, Louisiana Medicaid has authorized the use of Place of Service Place of Service Code 27: Outreach Site/Street (IB 24-44) (POS) code 27, which was introduced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) effective October 1, 2023. This is part of the Place of Service Code 27: Outreach Site/Street (IB 24-44) posted on November 19, 2024.

The POS code 27 can be used when providing services in a non-permanent location, such as a street or public area that is not already described by another POS, where health professionals provide preventive, screening, diagnostic, and treatment services as indicated below. Reimbursement for the following procedure codes can be found on the Professional Services fee schedule at LaMedicaid.com as applicable for types of service 03 and 07:

99202, 99203, 99204: Office or other outpatient visits for new patients.

99211, 99212, 99213, 99214: Office or other outpatient visits for established patients.

99381, 99383, 99384, 99385, 99386, 99387: Initial comprehensive preventive medicine evaluations for new patients, categorized by age. All ages have been included as there are family units that are unhoused.

99391, 99392, 99393, 99394, 99395, 99396, 99397: Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluations for established patients, categorized by age. All ages have been included as there are family units that are unhoused.

99401, 99402, 99403, 99404, 99405, 99406, 99407, 99408: Preventive medicine counseling and/or risk factor reduction interventions.

G0438, G0439: Annual wellness visits, including personalized prevention plan services.

For questions related to this information as it pertains to fee-for-service Medicaid claims processing, please contact Gainwell Technologies Provider Services at (800) 473-2783 or (225) 924-5040. 

Louisiana Healthcare Connections is in the process of updating their policies and systems. No action is needed by providers for claims to be recycled.