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H261
H261 – Newborn care in hospital or home
OHIP Consultations and Visits Code — CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS · Schedule of Benefits
Newborn care is the routine care of a well newborn for up to the first ten days of life in hospital or home and includes an initial general assessment and subsequent assessments, as may be indicated, and instructions to the caregiver(s) regarding the newborn's health care.
As an assessment, this service includes the common elements of all insured services (as described in -) and the specific elements of assessments (as described in ), including a direct physical encounter, history taking, examination, making arrangements for related procedures or follow-up, and providing advice to the patient's representative.
Age
Routine care of a well newborn for up to the first ten days of life
In surgical cases requiring medical direction, standard in-hospital medical fees are to be claimed in addition to the surgical fee. This includes all operations on babies under one year of age, and all other older children who require medical supervision.
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