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E101
E101 – Surgical Assistant Standby
OHIP Procedural Add-ons & Premiums Code · Schedule of Benefits
E101B is a time-based service payable for standby as a surgical assistant following a minimum of 30 minutes of unforeseen delay beyond the scheduled start time for surgery. The physician must be physically present in the operating room suite for the period between the scheduled and actual surgical start time.
Minimum of 30 minutes of unforeseen delay beyond the scheduled start time for surgery is required before standby time begins.
Start time for the service commences 30 minutes after the scheduled surgical start time.
End time is when the surgery actually commences as recorded in the hospital’s operating suite records.
Usage limits
Limited to one surgical case per physician per day.
There are no basic units for E101B.
The first 30 minutes of delay are not billable.
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