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C835
C835 – Comprehensive nuclear medicine consultation
OHIP Consultations and Visits Code — CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS · Schedule of Benefits
Provides for a comprehensive consultation by a specialist in Nuclear Medicine for a non-emergency in-patient in an acute care hospital. As a consultation, it requires a written request from a referring practitioner due to the complexity, seriousness, or obscurity of the case. The service must include all the constituent elements of a consultation as defined in the Schedule of Benefits, including a review of relevant data and a written report to the referring practitioner. This service is specifically noted as being 'subject to the same conditions of A835'.
Referral requiredFrom: Physician, NursePractitioner, DentalSurgeon
A copy of the written request for the consultation, signed by the referring practitioner, must be kept in the consulting physician's medical record (or on the common medical record if in a hospital).
The request must identify the consultant, the referring practitioner by name and billing number, and the patient by name and health number.
The request must set out the information relevant to the referral and specify the service(s) required.
The consultant must prepare a written report (including findings, opinions, and recommendations) to the referring practitioner.
The start and stop times of the service must be recorded in the patient’s permanent medical record.
Comprehensive nuclear medicine consultation - subject to the same conditions of A835
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