What is OHIP billing code C710?

C710 is "Comprehensive critical care medicine consultation", an OHIP Consultations and Visits code from the Ontario Schedule of Benefits (Physician Services).

How much does C710 pay?

The current OHIP fee for C710 is $342.25, effective 2026-04-01, per the Ontario Schedule of Benefits.

How do I bill C710 to OHIP?

C710 is submitted through OHIP's MCEDT claims system, either directly or via billing software. SnapBill validates C710 claims against the Schedule of Benefits rules before submission.

What codes are related to C710?

Codes related to C710 in the Schedule of Benefits include A710.

All codes

C710

C710 – Comprehensive critical care medicine consultation

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

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Levels of this visit

The C71x codes in this part of the Schedule of Benefits, lowest fee first. Bill the level the history and examination support.

Assessments

C713 Medical specific assessment
A medical specific assessment rendered by a Critical Care Medicine specialist for a hospital in-patient.
$95.95

Consultations

C715 Consultation
A consultation is an assessment rendered by a specialist in Critical Care Medicine (11) following a written request from a referring physician, nurse practitioner, or dental…
$196.55
C710 Comprehensive critical care medicine consultation(this code)
This service is a comprehensive critical care medicine consultation for a non-emergency hospital in-patient, subject to the same conditions as A710.
$342.25

This service is a comprehensive critical care medicine consultation for a non-emergency hospital in-patient, subject to the same conditions as A710. It is rendered by a specialist in critical care medicine who provides all the appropriate elements of a consultation and spends a minimum of seventy-five (75) minutes of direct contact with the patient, exclusive of time spent rendering any other separately billable intervention to the patient. As a consultation, it requires a written request from a referring physician, nurse practitioner, or dental surgeon. The consultant must perform an assessment and prepare a written report with findings, opinions, and recommendations for the referring practitioner. See for full consultation requirements.

Referral requiredFrom: Physician, NursePractitioner, DentalSurgeon

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

A copy of the written request for the consultation, signed by the referring practitioner, must be kept in the consulting physician's medical record. In a hospital setting, the written request may be contained on the common medical record.

The written request must identify the consultant by name, the referring practitioner by name and billing number, and the patient by name and health number. It must also set out the information relevant to the referral and specify the service(s) required.

Usage limits

OR([1, "24_months", "per_patient_per_physician", "Limited to one service per two consecutive 12-month periods for the same diagnosis. See for exception details."], [1, "12_months", "per_patient_per_physician", "Limited to one service every 12 months for a clearly defined unrelated diagnosis."])

A710

subject to the same conditions as A710

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