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C648
C648 – Concurrent care
OHIP Consultations and Visits Code — CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS · Schedule of Benefits
Concurrent care, billed per visit, listed under General Thoracic Surgery (64), Non-Emergency Hospital In-Patient Services (see General Preamble to ). For emergency calls and other special visits to in-patients, use the General Listings and premiums when applicable (General Preamble to ).
All insured services must be documented in the patient's medical record to establish that an insured service was provided, the service claimed is the service rendered, and the service was medically necessary. See .
As an assessment, this service must include a direct physical encounter, history taking, physical examination, and documentation of the same, as per the specific elements of assessments on .
Usage limits
OR([1, "day", "per_patient", "Subsequent visits are limited to one per patient, per day for the first 5 weeks after admission"], [3, "week", "per_patient", "3 visits per week from 6 to 13 weeks after admission"], [6, "month", "per_patient", "6 visits per month after 13 weeks. Services in excess of this limit are not eligible for payment. These limits do not apply to visits for an acute intercurrent illness, which should be billed as C121"])
C-prefix codes are for non-emergency in-patient services in an acute care hospital.
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