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E408
E408 – Urgent CT/MRI interpretation - Nights
OHIP General Preamble Code — GENERAL PREAMBLE · Schedule of Benefits
Billed by time of day
Urgent CT/MRI interpretation premium. Urgent remote PACS interpretation, by when the study is read.. Toronto time.
Payable in addition to CT or MRI services for interpreting a study on an urgent basis via a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) during night hours (00:00h - 07:00h). The physician must be physically present in Ontario at a location other than the hospital where the patient receives the study. The interpretation must be provided via PACS using DICOM-compliant workstations and monitors, including a review of any relevant prior images available through the system.
Referral requiredFrom: Physician, OralMaxillofacialSurgeon
The time of the request and the time of the transmission of the interpretation must be recorded in the patient's permanent medical record.
A description of any factors referred to in the note regarding requests prior to the eligible after-hours period must be recorded in the patient's permanent medical record.
If the request for interpretation occurs prior to an eligible after hours period, but the interpretation cannot be provided prior to that eligible after hours period due to factors beyond the control of the interpreting physician, these premiums remain eligible for payment if the payment rules are otherwise satisfied.
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