What is OHIP billing code A720?

A720 is "Comprehensive occupational medicine consultation", an OHIP Consultations and Visits code from the Ontario Schedule of Benefits (Physician Services).

How much does A720 pay?

The current OHIP fee for A720 is $342.25, effective 2026-04-01, per the Ontario Schedule of Benefits.

How do I bill A720 to OHIP?

A720 is submitted through OHIP's MCEDT claims system, either directly or via billing software. SnapBill validates A720 claims against the Schedule of Benefits rules before submission.

What codes are related to A720?

Codes related to A720 in the Schedule of Benefits include A725, A925, A726, C720, W720.

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A720

A720 – Comprehensive occupational medicine consultation

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

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Levels of this visit

The A72x codes in this part of the Schedule of Benefits, lowest fee first. Bill the level the history and examination support.

Assessments

A728 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
A724 Medical specific re-assessment
A medical specific re-assessment is a service rendered by a specialist in Occupational Medicine (72) that requires a full, relevant history and physical examination of one or more…
$72.00
A721 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
A723 Medical specific assessment
Specific assessment and medical specific assessment are services rendered by specialists, in a place other than a patient’s home, and require a full history of the presenting…
$95.95

Consultations

A726 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…
$123.10
A725 Consultation
A consultation is an assessment rendered following a written request from a referring physician, nurse practitioner, or dental surgeon (in connection with an insured dental…
$192.85
A720 Comprehensive occupational medicine consultation(this code)
This service is a consultation rendered by a specialist in occupational medicine who provides all the appropriate elements of a consultation and spends a minimum of 75 minutes in…
$342.25

This service is a consultation rendered by a specialist in occupational medicine who provides all the appropriate elements of a consultation and spends a minimum of 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 meet all required elements of a consultation as defined in (written request, professional opinion, written report).

Minimum of 75 minutes in direct contact with the patient.

The start and stop times must be recorded in the patient’s permanent medical record.

A written request from a referring physician, nurse practitioner, or dental surgeon is required.

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 two consecutive 12-month periods for the same patient by the same physician for the same diagnosis (subject to general consultation limits in ).

A725Occupational medicine consultation (standard)A925Occupational medicine limited consultation A726Occupational medicine repeat consultation C720Comprehensive occupational medicine consultation (Hospital In-patient)W720Comprehensive occupational medicine consultation (Long-Term Care)

A720 must satisfy all the elements of a consultation (see page ).

The calculation of time excludes non-patient-facing time.

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