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G405
G405 – Physician-in-charge - 1st day (Ventilatory Support)
OHIP Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Code — DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES · Schedule of Benefits
Ventilatory Support includes provision of ventilatory care including initial consultation and assessment of the patient, intravenous lines, endotracheal intubation with positive pressure ventilation including insertion of arterial C.V.P lines, tracheal toilet, use of artificial ventilator and all necessary measures for its supervision, obtaining and interpretation of blood gases, oximetry, transcutaneous blood gases and assessment. If the patient has been transferred from comprehensive care to ventilatory care, the day of the transfer shall be deemed for payment purposes to be the second day of ventilatory care.
All insured services must be documented in appropriate records.
The Act requires that the record establish that: 1. an insured service was provided; 2. the service for which the account is submitted is the service that was rendered; and 3. the service was medically necessary.
Documentation should specifically detail the provision of ventilatory care, including initial consultation and assessment, intravenous lines, endotracheal intubation with positive pressure ventilation (including insertion of arterial C.V.P lines), tracheal toilet, use and supervision of an artificial ventilator, and the obtaining and interpretation of blood gases, oximetry, and transcutaneous blood gases.
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