A580

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Comprehensive laboratory medicine consultation
                   This service is a consultation rendered by a specialist in laboratory medicine who provides all
                   the appropriate elements of a consultation and spends a minimum of 75 minutes in direct
                   contact with the patient, exclusive of time spent rendering any other separately billable
                   intervention to the patient.
               A580 Comprehensive laboratory medicine consultation ..................             342.25
                   Medical record requirements:
                   The start and stop times must be recorded in the patient’s permanent medical record or the
                   amount payable for the service will be adjusted to a lesser paying fee.
                                          [Commentary:
                                          1.A580 must satisfy all the elements of a consultation (see page GP16).
                                          2.Unless otherwise specified in the Schedule, the calculation of time for comprehensive
                                            laboratory medicine consultations excludes (1) time devoted to any other service or
                                            procedure for which an amount is payable in addition to the consultation and (2) non-patient-
                                            facing time such as such as time spent reviewing charts, imaging, or documentation, etc.]
                 Diagnostic consultation
                   A diagnostic laboratory medicine consultation is the service rendered when tissue, slides,
                   specimens and/or laboratory results prepared in one licensed laboratory are referred to a
                   laboratory medicine physician not in the same licensed laboratory for a written opinion. The
                   specific elements are the same as for the L800 series of codes (see page J60 to J62).
               A585 Diagnostic consultation........................................................... 106.50
                   Payment rules:
                   1.A diagnostic laboratory medicine consultation is not eligible for payment when tissues, slides,
                     specimens and/or laboratory results from a different licensed laboratory are used for
                     comparison purposes with tissues, slides, specimens and/or laboratory results done in the
                     consultant’s licensed laboratory.
                                          2.With the exception of those services set out in the section, “Special Procedures and
                                            Interpretation – Histology or Cytology”, any other services rendered by the physician in
                                            association with a diagnostic laboratory medicine consultation are not eligible for payment.

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CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS
 LABORATORY MEDICINE (28)
     NON-EMERGENCY HOSPITAL IN-PATIENT SERVICES
      See General Preamble GP40 to GP48. For emergency calls and other special visits to in-
      patients, use General Listings and Premiums when applicable - see General Preamble GP65
      to GP78.
   C285 Consultation............................................................................    163.00
   C286 Limited consultation ................................................................       108.95
   C586 Repeat consultation ................................................................        110.00
   C283 Medical specific assessment ..................................................               82.50
   C580 Comprehensive laboratory medicine consultation – subject to
           the same conditions as A580 .............................................                342.25
   C585 Diagnostic consultation - subject to the same conditions as
           A585 ................................................................................... 106.50
   C288 Concurrent care .......................................................... per visit         30.10

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APPENDIX J
VIDEO ONLY
     A010A, A011A, A015A, A016A, A021A, A025A, A026A, A035A, A036A,
     A045A, A046A, A050A, A055A, A056A, A065A, A066A, A075A, A076A,
     A085A, A086A, A095A, A096A, A116A, A130A, A135A, A136A, A150A,
     A155A, A156A, A160A, A165A, A166A, A175A, A176A, A180A, A185A,
     A186A, A190A, A191A, A192A, A195A, A196A, A197A, A198A, A205A,
     A206A, A210A, A220A, A223A, A225A, A226A, A235A, A236A, A245A,
     A246A, A253A, A255A, A256A, A260A, A265A, A266A, A275A, A285A,
     A286A, A315A, A316A, A320A, A325A, A335A, A345A, A346A, A355A,
     A356A, A365A, A375A, A385A, A395A, A400A, A405A, A415A, A416A,
     A425A, A435A, A445A, A446A, A460A, A465A, A466A, A470A, A475A,
     A476A, A485A, A486A, A515A, A525A, A545A, A565A, A575A, A580A,
     A586A, A590A, A595A, A600A, A605A, A606A, A615A, A616A, A625A,
     A626A, A635A, A636A, A645A, A646A, A655A, A662A, A665A, A667A,
     A675A, A680A, A682A, A695A, A710A, A715A, A720A, A725A, A726A,
     A735A, A745A, A770A, A775A, A795A, A800A, A801A, A802A, A814A,
     A817A, A818A, A835A, A845A, A865A, A906A, A913A, A914A, A915A,
     A925A, A935A, A945A, C010A, C013A, C014A, C015A, C016A,
     C020A, C023A, C024A, C025A, C026A, C033A, C034A, C035A, C036A,
     C043A, C044A, C045A, C046A, C051A, C053A, C054A, C055A, C063A,
     C064A, C065A, C066A, C071A, C073A, C074A, C075A, C076A, C083A,
     C084A, C085A, C086A, C093A, C094A, C095A, C096A, C111A, C113A,
     C114A, C116A, C130A, C131A, C133A, C134A, C135A, C136A, C150A,
     C151A, C153A, C154A, C155A, C156A, C160A, C161A, C163A, C164A,
     C165A, C166A, C173A, C174A, C175A, C176A, C180A, C181A, C183A,
     C184A, C185A, C186A, C190A, C193A, C194A, C196A, C203A, C204A,
     C205A, C206A, C210A, C220A, C223A, C225A, C226A, C233A, C234A,
     C235A, C236A, C243A, C244A, C245A, C246A, C255A, C260A, C263A,
     C264A, C265A, C266A, C270A, C275A, C283A, C285A, C286A, C311A,
     C313A, C314A, C315A, C316A, C320A, C325A, C335A, C341A, C343A,
     C344A, C345A, C346A, C353A, C354A, C355A, C356A, C365A, C375A,
     C385A, C395A, C411A, C413A, C414A, C415A, C416A, C425A, C435A,
     C441A, C443A, C444A, C445A, C446A, C460A, C461A, C463A, C464A,
     C465A, C466A, C470A, C471A, C473A, C474A, C475A, C476A, C480A,
     C481A, C483A, C484A, C485A, C486A, C510A, C511A, C515A, C545A,
     C565A, C570A, C575A, C580A, C585A, C586A, C590A, C595A, C600A,
     C601A, C603A, C604A, C605A, C606A, C611A, C613A, C614A, C615A,
     C616A, C623A, C624A, C625A, C626A, C635A, C643A, C644A, C645A,
     C646A, C655A, C661A, C662A, C665A, C667A, C675A, C680A, C682A,
     C695A, C720A, C721A, C723A, C724A, C725A, C726A, C710A, C713A,
     C715A, C735A, C745A, C760A, C770A, C775A, C795A, C845A, C865A,
     C895A, C915A, C925A, C935A, C945A, K630A, W025A, W026A,
     W075A, W076A, W130A, W150A, W155A, W156A, W165A, W185A,
     W190A, W196A, W235A, W236A, W275A, W310A, W355A, W356A,
     W375A, W395A, W425A, W435A, W465A, W466A, W510A, W511A,
     W515A, W516A, W535A, W720A, W725A, W726A, W770A, W775A,
     W795A, W895A, W925A

Master, record 232. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

A58020260401999999990000000000000000000000000034225000000000000000000000000

Auxiliary master fields are preserved as raw scaled values. The linked layout calls them zero-filled, but this edition contains non-zero values. They are not presented as final dollar fees or PDF units.