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E022C
E022C – ASA III - patient with severe systemic disease
OHIP General Preamble Code — GENERAL PREAMBLE · Schedule of Benefits
Provides 2 extra units, in addition to the basic and time units, when an anaesthesiologist administers an anaesthetic to a patient with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification of III. An ASA III patient is defined as a patient with severe systemic disease that limits activity but is not incapacitating. This classification must be determined by the anaesthesiologist during the pre-operative anaesthesia assessment.
The ASA level for Physical Status Classification must be determined by the anaesthesiologist at the time of the pre-operative anaesthesia assessment and documented in the patient's medical record.
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