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G456
G456 – Schedule A - professional component
OHIP Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Code — DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES · Schedule of Benefits
Professional component of a Schedule A complete needle electromyography (EMG) procedure. This service includes conduction studies on two or more nerves presumed to be involved in the disease process, along with EMG studies of appropriate muscles, and/or detailed studies of neuromuscular transmission. As necessary, it includes studying a normal nerve and/or the opposite side for comparison. As per the preamble on page , this service requires the use of an intramuscular recording needle electrode. A permanent record of the procedure must be maintained. When referred directly for testing, an assessment or consultation by the diagnostic physician is not payable unless separately and medically necessarily requested by the referring provider.
Referral requiredFrom: Physician, NursePractitioner
A permanent record of the procedure must be maintained in the patient chart.
Schedule A - Complete procedure i.e. conduction studies on two or more nerves presumed to be involved in the disease process together with EMG studies of appropriate muscles, as necessary and/or detailed studies of neuromuscular transmission. It also includes as necessary study of normal nerve and/or opposite side for comparison.
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