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A150 – Comprehensive endocrinology consultation

OHIP Consultations and Visits Code — CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS · Schedule of Benefits

Levels of this visit

The A15x codes in this part of the Schedule of Benefits, lowest fee first. Bill the level the history and examination support.

Assessments

  • A158 Partial assessment

    A partial assessment is the limited service that constitutes a history of the presenting complaint, the necessary physical examination, advice to the patient and appropriate…

    $44.75
  • A154 Medical specific re-assessment

    A service rendered by a specialist in Endocrinology & Metabolism requiring a full, relevant history and physical examination of one or more systems.

    $72.00
  • A151 Complex medical specific re-assessment

    A complex medical specific re-assessment is a re-assessment of a patient because of the complexity, obscurity, or seriousness of the patient’s condition.

    $83.40
  • A153 Medical specific assessment

    A medical specific assessment is a service rendered by a specialist in Endocrinology & Metabolism (15) in a place other than a patient’s home.

    $95.95

Consultations

  • A156 Repeat consultation

    A repeat consultation is an additional consultation rendered by the same consultant, in respect of the same presenting problem, following care rendered to the patient by another…

    $110.15
  • A155 Consultation

    A consultation rendered by a specialist in Endocrinology & Metabolism following a written request from a referring physician, nurse practitioner, or dental surgeon, including a…

    $172.95
  • A150 Comprehensive endocrinology consultation(this code)

    A consultation rendered by a specialist in endocrinology who provides all the appropriate elements of a consultation and spends a minimum of seventy-five (75) minutes in direct…

    $342.25
A consultation rendered by a specialist in endocrinology who provides all the appropriate elements of a consultation and spends a minimum of seventy-five (75) minutes in direct contact with the patient, exclusive of time spent rendering any other separately billable intervention to the patient.
Referral requiredFrom: Physician, NursePractitioner, DentalSurgeon
Must satisfy all elements of a consultation as defined in the General Preamble ().
Minimum of 75 minutes in direct contact with the patient.
Start and stop times must be recorded in the patient's permanent medical record.
A written report must be sent to the referring physician, nurse practitioner, or dental surgeon.
A copy of the written request for the consultation, signed by the referring physician, nurse practitioner or dental surgeon must be kept in the consulting physician’s medical record, except in the case of a consultation which occurs in a hospital, long-term care institution or multi-specialty clinic where common medical records are maintained. In such cases, the written request may be contained on the common medical record.
The request identifies the consultant by name and/or the specialty being consulted, the referring physician, nurse practitioner or dental surgeon by name and billing number, and identifies the patient by name and health number.
The written request sets out the information relevant to the referral and specifies the service(s) required.
Usage limits
Limited to one service per patient per two consecutive 12-month periods for the same diagnosis (unless meeting specific exceptions for hospital inpatients or emergency department visits between 12 and 24 months).

Start and stop times are mandatory in the medical record.

A150 is the office-based code; C150 is used for hospital inpatients and W150 for long-term care inpatients, subject to the same conditions.

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