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L068
L068 – Creatinine
OHIP Dermatology Code · Schedule of Benefits
Creatinine (Laboratory Medicine - Technical Component). This code represents the technical component of the laboratory procedure for measuring creatinine levels.
When to Use
- Use L068 only when billing for the technical component of a creatinine test performed in a private laboratory licensed under the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act.
- Use this code when the laboratory service is provided by a facility that is not the physician's own office, distinguishing it from G039 which is restricted to point-of-care drug testing scenarios.
Common Pitfalls
- Billing L068 for in-office creatinine testing is an error; G039 is the mandatory code for office-based testing and is strictly limited to urine tampering protocols.
- Submitting L068 without documented evidence of the physician's interpretation and subsequent treatment decision in the patient's permanent record will lead to audit recovery.
Billing Tips
- Ensure the laboratory facility is appropriately licensed under the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act, as L068 is not applicable to standard hospital-based or physician-owned office testing.
Provider Fee$1.03
Effective: April 1, 2018
Service Type
Laboratory Medicine
Code Classes
Diagnostic
L068 is a technical component code. For technical components of Laboratory Medicine (L001 to L799 and L900 codes), the Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services refers to the separate Schedule of Benefits for Laboratory Services.
The fee for L068 ($1.03) is identical to the fee for G039 (Creatinine) in the Physician Schedule.
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