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S018
S018 – Partial glossectomy
OHIP Digestive System Surgical Procedures Code — DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES · Schedule of Benefits
Partial glossectomy involves the surgical removal of a portion of the tongue. This procedure is listed under the Digestive System surgical procedures for the oral cavity and pharynx. The service fee includes the surgeon's work (<suffix>A</suffix>), and separate unit-based fees are applicable for a surgical assistant (<suffix>B</suffix>) and an anaesthesiologist (<suffix>C</suffix>). The assistant's fee is calculated based on 6 base units plus time units. The anaesthetist's fee is based on 8 base units plus time units. The '#' prefix indicates that when this service is performed in a hospital or an Integrated Community Health Services Centre (ICHSC), the premises, equipment, supplies, and personnel are funded by the facility and cannot be charged to the patient.
To include nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx except where otherwise specified.
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