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R772
R772 – Pulmonary valve replacement
OHIP Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures Code — CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES · Schedule of Benefits
Pulmonary valve replacement is a major cardiovascular surgical procedure to replace a diseased or damaged pulmonary valve with a prosthetic valve. This service includes the fee for the surgeon (suffix A). This procedure is eligible for separate fees for an assistant (suffix B) and an anaesthesiologist (suffix C), which are calculated based on basic units plus time units. This procedure has 18 base units for an assistant and 28 base units for an anaesthesiologist. As per , a second assistant's service is payable for this procedure without special authorization. According to the note on , when performing a multivalvular replacement, the fee is the total of the fee for the major valve replaced plus 85% of the fee for the additional valve or valves.
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