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W777
W777 – Intermediate assessment - Pronouncement of death
OHIP Consultations and Visits Code — CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS · Schedule of Benefits
A visit for pronouncement of death is the service of pronouncing a patient dead in a long-term care institution, such as a chronic care hospital, convalescent hospital, nursing home, or home for the aged. This service may include counselling of relatives rendered during the same visit and the completion of the death certificate. It is intended for non-elective, non-emergency situations. If a special visit is required to pronounce death, an appropriate 'A' prefix assessment code and special visit premium should be claimed instead of W777. As per , claims for this service should use the diagnostic code for the underlying cause of death, not the immediate cause.
Submit the claim for this service using the diagnostic code for the underlying cause of death, as recorded on the death certificate, rather than the immediate cause of death.
This service applies to patients in chronic care hospitals, convalescent hospitals, nursing homes, homes for the aged and designated chronic or convalescent care beds in hospitals other than patients in designated palliative care beds.
When acute intercurrent illness requires a special visit, submit claims using the appropriate fees under General Listings (“A” prefix) and premiums.
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