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A771 – Certification of death

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

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Certification of death is payable to the physician who personally completes the death certificate on a patient who has been pronounced dead by another physician, medical resident or other authorized health professional.
Claims submitted for this service must include the diagnostic code for the underlying cause of death as recorded on the death certificate.
A902House call assessment - Pronouncement of death in the homeA777Intermediate assessment - Pronouncement of deathC771Certification of death (Hospital in-patient)W771Certification of death (Long-term care/Nursing home)A772Certification of stillbirth

This code is specifically for the administrative act of completing the certificate when the physician was not the one who pronounced the death.

If the physician also pronounced the death, the pronouncement code (e.g., A902, A777) should be billed instead, as it includes the certification.

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