General Practice BILLING GUIDE - British Columbia Medical ...
General Practice BILLING GUIDE - British Columbia Medical ...
General Practice BILLING GUIDE - British Columbia Medical ...
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C UNINSURED SERVICES<br />
CommoN GENERal PRaCtICE CoDES<br />
RatES EffECtIVE aPRIl 1, 2007<br />
Please note: The A-lettered items/fees for uninsured services cannot be correctly interpreted<br />
without referece to Preamble Section A, Clause 5 of the BCMA Guide to Fees.<br />
Forms Fee<br />
A00032 Completion of the Occupational Fitness Assessment $37.50<br />
(OFA) form (extra to examination)<br />
A00033 Completion of only Section E of the Occupational Fitness $24.00<br />
Assessment (OFA) form (extra to examination)<br />
A00060 Written certificate, including time loss benefit form $34.80<br />
(extra to examination) and medical certification of death<br />
A00069 Insurance company form to include review of records $117.00<br />
– short report<br />
A00059 – extensive report $155.00<br />
A00097 Examination and completion of Canadian Blood Services $84.40<br />
form for report on Plasmapheresis Donors.<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Legal Forms Fee<br />
A00070 For filling out an ordinary printed form reporting on a $136.00<br />
patient’s condition or submitting like information in letter<br />
form. This item should not be used for time loss benefit<br />
or insurance forms normally covered under A00059,<br />
A00060 and A00069.<br />
Reports/Letters<br />
A00061 <strong>Medical</strong> advice by letter $117.00<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Legal Reports/Letters<br />
A00070 For filling out an ordinary printed form reporting on a $136.00<br />
patient’s condition or submitting like information in letter<br />
form. This item should not be used for time loss benefit or<br />
insurance forms normally covered under A00059, A00060<br />
and A00069.<br />
A00071 A Medico-Legal letter or form is defined as a short factual $285.00<br />
written communication given to any lay person (e.g. lawyer,<br />
insurance representative) in relation to a patient for some<br />
purpose primarily unconnected with treatment.<br />
A00072 A Medico-Legal Report is one, which will recite symptoms, $852.00<br />
history and records and gives diagnosis, treatment, results<br />
and present condition. This is a factual summary of all the<br />
information available on the case. It could also contain<br />
prognostic information about when the patient will be able<br />
to return to work and might mention whether there will be<br />
a permanent disability.<br />
GENERAL PRACTICE <strong>BILLING</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
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