Change Type of Bill (TOB) for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) from 73x to 77x
On August 5, 2008, the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC)
voted to change the TOB that is used to identify FQHCs from 73x to 77x effective April 1, 2010. Medicare
fee for service payer and provider systems will need to change in order to accommodate this change of bill
type in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-approved institutional code set.
All CMS Internet Only Manuals containing reference to TOB 73x will be updated once the transition is
complete.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: April 24, 2009
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