The Do’s and Don’ts of CTO billing
Psychiatrists have been asking us about billing CTO’s, and wondering why the K887, K888 and K889 codes aren’t paid when submitted in the usual manner to the MOH. We have the answers below.
OHIP Billing Codes
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JCL at the OPA Psychiatry Conference
The Ontario Psychiatric Association is holding their annual conference at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto on April 24th and 25th, 2015. This year, JCL will have a booth at the event to share information specifically designed for Psychiatrists. Although OHIP’s …
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Out-Patient Psychiatry Premiums
Do you see patients recently discharged from hospital? Or treat patients following attempts at self-harm? If so, you may be eligible for one of the following three OHIP premium codes for out-patient treatment.
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Psychiatry: Treatment Codes and Time Units
Psychiatry billing is unique in that in addition to consultations, assessments and hospital visits, there are treatment codes which are billed according to the amount of time spent with the patient. To learn more, read below.
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Special Visit Premiums for Holidays
After the holiday season, our doctors have one pressing question they want answered. Which days are considered “holidays” according to OHIP’s Schedule of Benefits?
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Out-Patient Psychiatry: Consultations & Assessments
Psychiatry billing codes in Ontario can take a bit of time to get used to, as it is a specialty with unique codes that are not always intuitive. We will review the most common out-patient psychiatry codes in the next …
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Psychiatric Consultation Extension Code: K630
Psychiatry is a specialty that has greater variety in the codes one can bill. This is due to the nature of the specialty: treatment can involve medical and pharmacological interventions, as well as one on one therapy. We will explore …
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The Chronic Disease Premium: E078
Chronic diseases require more management, and certainly call for more consistent outpatient follow up, than acute or short term health conditions. The chronic disease assessment premium (E078) is a percentage based premium payable on certain outpatient assessments.
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Special Visit Premiums: The Long Weekend Edition
How often have you been called to see a patient in hospital after a long shift, and thought: “If only there were some sign of appreciation…” Well there is. Special visit premiums (SVPs) are designed for those times when physicians are called unexpectedly to care for patients
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Billing Consultations? You’ve got options
When a specialist sees a patient at the written request of another physician, and completes a full evaluation to assess the specified condition, the specialist can bill a consultation. Click here to learn about the different consultation OHIP codes available for your specialty.