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W882
W882 – Chronic care or convalescent hospital - palliative care
OHIP Consultations and Visits Code — CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS · Schedule of Benefits
A subsequent visit for the purpose of providing palliative care to a patient in a long-term care institution. The 'W' prefix designates this service for non-emergency in-patient services in settings such as chronic care hospitals, convalescent hospitals, nursing homes, and homes for the aged (, ).
Palliative Care Definition:
Palliative care is defined as care provided to a terminally ill patient in the final year of life where the decision has been made that there will be no aggressive treatment of the underlying disease and care is to be directed to maintaining the comfort of the patient until death occurs ().
Service Requirements:
• As a subsequent visit, it is a routine assessment following the patient's admission to the institution ().
• This service applies specifically to patients who are not in a designated palliative care bed. Visits to patients in designated palliative care beds must be claimed using C882 or C982 ().
• Services for patients whose unexpected death occurs after prolonged hospitalization for an unrelated diagnosis do not qualify as palliative care assessments ().
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