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W172
W172 – Chronic care or convalescent hospital - first 4 subsequent visits
OHIP Consultations and Visits Code — CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS · Schedule of Benefits
A subsequent visit for a patient admitted to a long-term care institution, specifically a chronic care or convalescent hospital, rendered by a physician in Vascular Surgery (17). As per , a subsequent visit is any routine assessment following the patient's admission. This code applies to the first four subsequent visits per patient, per month. For emergency calls and other special visits, General Listings ('A' prefix codes) and Special Visit Premiums are applicable as described in to .
As with all assessments, this service requires a direct physical encounter with the patient, including taking a patient history and performing a physical examination, and must be documented in the patient's medical record as per and .
NON-EMERGENCY LONG-TERM CARE IN-PATIENT SERVICES: Includes Chronic Care Hospitals, Convalescent Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Homes for the Aged, designated chronic or convalescent care beds in hospitals and nursing homes or homes for the aged, other than patients in designated palliative care beds. For emergency calls and other special visits to in-patients, use General Listings and Premiums when applicable - see General Preamble to .
Subsequent visits (see General Preamble )
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