OHIP Billing Codes for Hospitalist (GP)

Consultations & Assessments

E082   MRP Premium – Add this to admission consultation or assessment

Other Assessments 

A007   Intermediate assessment or well baby care

A001   Minor Assessment

Special Visit Premiums (Emergency Department)

*When billing with Special Visit Premiums, use A-prefix consultation or assessment.

Not eligible for payment to Emergency Department Physicians (see definition GP67)

* Please refer to the SoB page GP 65-68 for the detailed Special Visit Premium payment rules.

Special Visit Premiums (In-Patient)

*When billing with Special Visit Premiums, use A-prefix consultation or assessment.

The “C” prefix consult codes are strictly for non-emergency inpatient consults (and therefore no special visits apply).

 * Please refer to the SoB page GP 65-68 for the detailed Special Visit Premium payment rules.

Hospital Rounding – Automatic Codes (IPTMA, IPTXA)

Service codes for rounding will differ depending on the number of days the patient has been admitted. The MDBilling.ca automatic codes allow a physician to enter one code for rounding. Our software system will automatically choose the correct (and highest paying) inpatient subsequent visit service allowed based on the admission date entered. 

HOW TO USE:

IPTMA (MRP Rounding): Our system will choose the correct inpatient subsequent visit code and add the MRP premium (E083) for you.

IPTXA (Non-MRP - covering): Our system will choose the correct inpatient subsequent visit code for you.

Other Subsequent Visit by MRP

C142 + E083   1st day following transfer from ICU

C143 + E083   Second day following transfer from ICU

C124 + E083   Day of discharge (patient must be in hospital for at least 48 hours).

Other Visit 

C121   Additional visit due to intercurrent illness

C008   Concurrent Care

C010   Supportive Care

C882   Palliative Care

G512   Palliative Case Care Management (limit of one per week)

C777   Intermediate assessment - Pronouncement of death

Counselling & Interview

K002   Interview with relatives

K013   Individual counselling

K015   Counselling of relatives - on behalf of catastrophically or terminally ill patient

Note: 

1. Per unit fee calculated in ½ hour increment, minimum of 20 minutes

1. With the exception of the codes listed in the below, no other services are eligible for payment when rendered by the same physician the same day as any type of counselling service: E080, G010, G039, G040, G041, G042, G043, G202, G205, G365, G372, G384, G385, G394, G462, G480, G489, G482, G538, G590, G840, G841, G842, G843, G844, G845, G846, G847, G848, H313, K002, K003, K008, K014, K015, K031, K035, K036, K038, K682, K683, K684, K730

• Detention (K001) time may be payable following a consultation or assessment when a physician is required to spend considerable extra time in treatment or monitoring of the patient. See OHIP Schedule of Benefit page GP29 for further information.

Hospital in-patient case conference

K121   Hospital in-patient case conference

Unit calculation chart:

Forms

K070   Home Care Application

K038   Completion of Long-Term Care health report form

Home care supervision

K071   Acute home care supervision (first 8 weeks following admission to home care program)

K072   Chronic home care supervision (after the 8th week following admission to the home care program)

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