Fee
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Fee basis | See 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
- Fee masterSchedule PDFOntario source page
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
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 .......................... 76.40Evenings, 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.
| Field | Raw / scale 10,000 |
|---|---|
| provider | 00000000000 / 0 |
| assistant | 00000764000 / 76.4 |
| specialist | 00000000000 / 0 |
| anaesthetist | 00000000000 / 0 |
| non anaesthetist | 00000000000 / 0 |
Explanation
AI-generated. Unreviewed.
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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