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W178
W178 – Nursing home or home for the aged - subsequent visits
OHIP Consultations and Visits Code — CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS · Schedule of Benefits
A subsequent visit is a routine assessment following a patient's admission to a nursing home or home for the aged, rendered by a specialist in Vascular Surgery. This service is limited to a maximum of three per patient per month, and is claimed for subsequent visits after the first two in a month have been claimed using W173. As an assessment, this service includes the specific elements outlined in the Schedule of Benefits (): a direct physical encounter with the patient, history taking, physical examination, performing non-listed procedures, arranging related care, and providing advice and information to the patient or their representative. It also includes all common elements applicable to insured services (, ).
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