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H100
H100 – Emergency department investigative ultrasound
OHIP Consultations and Visits Code — CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS · Schedule of Benefits
An Emergency Department investigative ultrasound is only eligible for payment when:
1. the procedure is personally rendered by an Emergency Department Physician who meets standards for training and experience to render the service;
2. a specialist in Diagnostic Radiology is not available to render an urgent interpretation; and
3. the procedure is rendered for a patient that is clinically suspected of having at least one of the following life-threatening conditions:
a. pericardial tamponade
b. cardiac standstill
c. intraperitoneal hemorrhage associated with trauma
d. ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
e. ruptured ectopic pregnancy
The service is only eligible for payment when the Emergency Department investigative ultrasound includes both a permanent record of the image(s) and an interpretative report.
H100 is only eligible for payment when it is rendered using equipment that meets the following minimum technical requirements: 1. Images must be of a quality acceptable to allow a different physician who meets standards for training and experience to render the service to arrive at the same interpretation; 2. Scanning capabilities must include B- and M-mode; and 3. The trans-abdominal probe must be at least 3.5MHz or greater.
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