Fee
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider fee | $336.65 |
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
Repair medial or lateral meniscus, includes when rendered debridement of attachment site .................................... add 336.65
Passages mentioning E496
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES
KNEE
Asst Surg Anae
# E496 Repair medial or lateral meniscus, includes when rendered
debridement of attachment site .................................... add 336.65
Note:
1.E495 is not eligible for payment in addition to E496 for the same meniscus.
2.Trimming of a meniscus does not constitute E495 or E496.
3.E489 and/or E494 and/or E498 are not eligible for payment in addition to E496 for
debridement of attachment site.
ARTHROTOMY
# R412 Knee - with or without removal of loose body ......................... 6 207.90 7
# R413 Osteochondritis dissecans with drilling and/or internal fixation 6 267.25 7
ASPIRATION
See Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures - Injections or Infusions.
BIOPSY
Bone/joint
Z870 - needle................................................................................. 120.70 6
# Z242 - open ................................................................................... 6 193.00 7
Soft tissue
# Z228 - open ................................................................................... 97.35 6
Z219 Muscle needle biopsy, soft tissue, per site ............................. 34.05
DENERVATION/DECOMPRESSION
# R426 Denervation of knee, by open surgical exposure.................... 6 258.00 7
[Commentary:
For Denervation/Decompression of peripheral nerves see page X12-X13.]Fee master record
Master, record 1193. Record Layout PDF, page 1.
E49620250401999999990000336650000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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 | 00003366500 / 336.65 |
| assistant | 00000000000 / 0 |
| specialist | 00000000000 / 0 |
| anaesthetist | 00000000000 / 0 |
| non anaesthetist | 00000000000 / 0 |
Explanation
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Listed under Musculoskeletal System Surgical Procedures, Asst Surg Anae. It covers repair of the medial or lateral meniscus, and includes debridement of the attachment site when rendered.
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E489 and/or E494 and/or E498 are not eligible for payment in addition to E496 for debridement of attachment site.
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