Knowing which fee codes are available within your specialty is an important aspect of billing correctly. It’s not uncommon for family physicians to undercode simply because they aren’t aware of what they can use. In an attempt to make things easier, we’ve created a cheat sheet that lists all of the OHIP fee codes available for Family Physicians working in a long care facility. Remember to bookmark this page for a quick reference to Family Practice OHIP Billing Codes. For a printable PDF scroll to the bottom. Family Practice Guidelines for Consultations & Assessments Consultations are allowed 1 per 12-month period. Requirements: written request from a referring physician or nurse practitioner. ***2nd Consultation is payable in a 12-month period if the diagnosis is completely different than the first. Repeat Consultations are allowed 1 per 12-month period, following a consultation pertaining to the same diagnosis. Requirements: written request from a referring physician or nurse practitioner. Limited Consultations are allowed 1 per 12-month period. Requirements: written request from a referring physician or nurse practitioner. General Assessments are allowed 1 per 12-month period. Requirements: less time spent with the patient than a consultation. General Re-assessments are allowed 2 per 12-month period. Partial Assessments are unlimited. Family Practice OHIP Billing codes for Consultations & Assessments W105 Consultation W911 Special family consultation Minimum of 50 minutes direct contact with patient. W912 Comprehensive family consultation Minimum of 75 minutes direct contact with patient. W106 Repeat consultation Long Term Care Facility: Special Visit Premium **When using a premium for time and travel make sure the consult/assessment is the prefix A: Weekdays Mon. – Fri. “Sacrifice of Office hours” Evenings Mon. – Fri. Weekends & Holidays Nights Travel Premium W960 : $36.40 Max. 2 W961 : $36.40 Max. 2 W962 : $36.40 Max. 2 W963 : $36.40 Max. 6 W964 : $36.40 Unlimited First Person Seen W990 : $20.00 Max. 1 W992 : $40.00 Max. 1 W994 : $60.00 Max. 1 W998 : $75.00 Max. 1 W996 : $100.00 Unlimited Additonal Person(s) Seen W991: $20.00 Max. 9 W993: $40.00 Max. 9 W995: $60.00 Max. 9 W999: $75.00 Max. 19 W997: $100.00 Unlimited Family Practice OHIP Billing codes for Admission Assessment W102 Type 1 – day of admission W104 Type 2 – day 2 of admission W107 Type 3 – day 3 of admission W109 Periodic Health Visit W777 Intermediate assessment, pronouncement of death. W771 Certification of death W004 General re-assessment May be claimed 6 months after W109. W903 Pre-dental/pre-operative general assessment Maximum 2 per 12 month period. W904 Pre-dental/pre-operative assessment Family Practice OHIP Billing codes for Subsequent Visits Chronic Care of Convalescent hospital W002 First 4 subsequent visits per patient per month. W001 Additional subsequent visits Maximum 4 per patient per month. W882 Palliative care W121 Additional visits due to intercurrent illness W010 Monthly Management Minimum 2 assessments per patient per month. Family Practice OHIP Billing codes for Counselling (calculated in ½ hour increments) ***if billed with a consultation/assessment or visits the diagnosis must be different for the first service. K002 Primary mental health care K013 Individual care (first 3 units of K013, K040 combined per patient per 12 month period). K033 Additional units per patient per 12 month period Family Practice OHIP Billing Codes for Group Counselling K040 2 or more persons (where no group members have received more than 3 units of any counselling per 12 month period). K041 Additional units K014 Transplant recipients, donors or families of recipients and donors. K015 Relatives of catastrophically or terminally ill patients. Case Conference K124 Long Term Care/CCAC case conference K705 Long Term Care high risk patient conference Maximum 4 services per patient per physician per 12 month period. Maximum 8 units per patient per physician per 12 month period. Case Conference Units # Units Minimum time 1 unit 10 minutes 2 units 16 minutes 3 units 26 minutes 4 units 36 minutes 5 units 46 minutes 6 units 56 minutes 7 units 66 minutes 8 units 76 minutes Telephone Consultations K730 Physician to Physician telephone consultation – referring physician. K731 Physician to Physician telephone consultation – consultant. Common Billing Mistake: Getting rejections on Counselling Codes We often see rejections of counselling codes due to the following reasons: 1. Billing special visit premiums on counselling codes. 2. Billing counselling (such as K013) on the same bill as an assessment with the same diagnosis code. Counselling appointments are technically pre-booked and therefore no special visit premiums apply. However, counselling codes CAN be billed on the same day as an assessment BUT: They need to be on separate claims. They need to have different and unrelated diagnostic codes. *** With the exception of the codes listed below, no other services are eligible for payment when rendered by the same physician on the same day as any type of counselling service. Exceptions: G480 G489 G482 G538 G590 G840 G841 G842 G843 G844 G845 G846 G847 G848 H313 K036 K038 K682 K683 K684 K730 E080 G010 G039 G040 G041 G042 G043 G202 G205 G365 G372 G384 G385 G394 G462 K002 K003 K008 K014 K015 K031 K035 Family Practice OHIP Billing Codes ‘Cheat Sheet’ Downloadable PDF file If you’re interested in the most commonly used Family Practice OHIP billing codes, make sure to save a link to our OHIP searchable database below. If you don’t see the code you’re looking for just search for it on the right hand side under “Find any billing code.” Family Practice OHIP billing codes Searchable Database Final Takeaway: Remember you have the option of ” starring” your most commonly used billing codes. Using this feature will help save you time as your most commonly used billing codes will appear at the top of your lists so you can find them easier. Contact us if you have any questions regarding Family Fee Codes. Looking to maximize your billing? Check out The Ultimate OHIP Billing Guide for more tips, tricks and automated features! This article offers general information only and is not intended as legal, financial or other professional advice. A professional advisor should be consulted regarding your specific situation. While information presented is believed to be factual and current, its accuracy is not guaranteed and it should not be regarded as a complete analysis of the subjects discussed. 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