Codes For Urgent Care
In recent years the American Medical Association approved the code UCM (Urgent Care Medicine). This code allows physicians to self-designate themselves as specializing in urgent care medicine. Services rendered in an urgent care center may be designated, using the place of service code -20 (POS -20) on the CMS-1500 form, as submitted to third-party payors. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have designated two specific codes to apply to urgent care centers: S9083 (global fee for urgent care centers) and S9088 (services rendered in an urgent care center). Because of the complex nature of coding for urgent care centers, the Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) offers a specialized two-day coding workshop for providers and coders as part of its annual fall conference. The workshop is offered two tracks: basic and advanced urgent care coding. The Urgent Care Billing Summit, hosted by Urgent Care Management Monthly, also provides education on codes and urgent care billing.
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