Wiki GET TAX IN HAWAII

[briffle@msnllc.com]

Has anybody dealt with the GET tax in Hawaii and do you have a list of insurance companies that allow the tax code S9999 to be billed on claims?

 

[cvanemon]

I'm hoping you already got your answer, but in case you didn't... The Hawaii General Excise Tax (GET) is in lieu of a sales tax that applies to many businesses in the state. It is charged by county and the rates differ by zip code. Some counties do not charge a GET. For Workers' Compensation there are explicit regulations that allow providers to bill for these taxes, under the official medical fee schedule. The GET applies to other payers as well, I just don't have the citation. There is a bill in the state legislature (HB 2542) to exempt primary care services from this regulation, that was submitted in February 2020.

 

[deanaTuorto1!]

Has anybody dealt with the GET tax in Hawaii and do you have a list of insurance companies that allow the tax code S9999 to be billed on claims?

Hello, I was wondering if you would share any of your wisdom on billing the GE Tax on medical claims. We are in the process of doing this and I have never seen a claim or a remittance with this code. Did you work with your software vendor for this to be auto-calculated on claims?

 

[Amerihealth19]

Is S9999 code billable to Hawaii Medicare? When I check the MPFS the codes is non payable so not sure how can we bill tax amount on medicare claims, would appreciate any help