C988

Special visit premium to assist at non-elective surgery with sacrifice of office hours - first patient seen

Fee

ComponentValue
Fee basisSee Schedule
Schedule and sources
Fee edition
October 1, 2026
Record effective
2025-04-01
Schedule edition
July 22, 2026; effective July 1, 2026
Official files

PDF page 102 / GP88 / suffix B

Special visit premium to assist at non-elective surgery with sacrifice of office hours - first patient seen .......................... 76.40
Passages mentioning C988

PDF page 102 / GP88

GENERAL PREAMBLE
      SURGICAL ASSISTANTS’ SERVICES
  SPECIAL VISIT PREMIUMS
  All special visit premiums are subject to the maximums, limitations and conditions set out in the
  "Special Visit Premium Table" applicable in the circumstances.
  Sacrifice of Office Hours
                                          [Commentary:
                                          For the definition of Sacrifice of Office Hours, see GP65.]
               C988B Special visit premium to assist at non-elective surgery with
                       sacrifice of office hours - first patient seen ..........................                         76.40

PDF page 102 / GP88

Evenings, Weekend/Holiday and Nights
   C998B Evenings (17:00h - 24:00h) Monday to Friday, first patient
             seen.....................................................................................                   96.80
   C983B Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays, daytime and evenings
             (07:00h -24:00h), first patient seen .....................................                                 112.40
   C999B Nights (00:00h - 07:00h), first patient seen .............................                                     138.60
  Payment rules:
    1. C988B, C998B, C983B and C999B are only eligible for payment for the first patient seen on
       each special visit.
                   2. C988B, C998B, C983B, C999B are only eligible for payment when the physician is required to
                      travel from one location to another location, as defined under “Travel Premium”, page
                      GP66.
                                          [Commentary:
                                          1.The specific requirements for special visits are found on pages GP65 to GP77.
                                          2.These premiums are eligible for payment in addition to the E400 and E401 premiums.]
Fee master record

Master, record 815. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

C98820250401999999990000000000000000764000000000000000000000000000000000000

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.

FieldRaw / scale 10,000
provider00000000000 / 0
assistant00000764000 / 76.4
specialist00000000000 / 0
anaesthetist00000000000 / 0
non anaesthetist00000000000 / 0
Explanation

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Special visit premium to assist at non-elective surgery with sacrifice of office hours, for the first patient seen, listed under Surgical Assistants' Services.

Watch out for

Payment rules name C988B, C998B, C983B and C999B: they are only eligible for payment for the first patient seen on each special visit, and only when the physician is required to travel from one location to another location, as defined under Travel Premium, page GP66.

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Fee master effective October 1, 2026Schedule effective July 1, 2026Source versions and changes
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