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G621
G621 – Gavage feeding - 2nd day onwards
OHIP Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Code — DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES · Schedule of Benefits
G621 is the per diem fee for the second day and all subsequent days of Level C Neonatal Intensive Care. Level C is defined as intermediate care which includes one or more of: oxygen administration, non-invasive monitoring or gavage feeding.
The Neonatal Intensive Care fee is a team fee rendered by a physician for being in constant or periodic attendance during a one-day period, providing all aspects of care to patients in an Intensive Care Area. The fee includes an initial consultation or assessment and any subsequent assessments, ongoing monitoring, and necessary procedures such as insertion of arterial, venous, C.V.P. or urinary catheters, intravenous lines, interpreting of blood gases, nasogastric intubation with or without anaesthesia, pressure infusion sets and pharmaceutical agents, endotracheal intubation, tracheal toilet, artificial ventilation and all necessary measures for respiratory support. Separately billable interventions may be claimed in addition to this fee.
1. Physician-in-charge is the physician(s) daily providing the Neonatal Intensive Care.
2. These are team fees which apply to neonatologists /paediatricians/anaesthetists providing complete care. If infant has been transferred from one level to another in either direction, up or down, second day benefits apply.
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