Fee
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider fee | $500.00 |
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
Resection of non-pituitary lesion(s) involving the sellar region that extends to the optic nerve(s), optic chiasm or hypothalamus, to N116................................................ .add 500.00
Passages mentioning E888
NEUROLOGICAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES
CRANIAL
Asst Surg Anae
Complex endonasal endoscopic resection of pituitary and non-pituitary lesion(s)
E889 - complex endonasal endoscopic resection from cranial
nerves, to N114 or N116 ............................................ add 520.00
E890 - complex endonasal endoscopic resection from cavernous
sinuses, to N114 or N116........................................... add 520.00
E891 - complex endonasal endoscopic resection from frontal or
temporal lobe or brainstem, to N114 or N116 ............ add 520.00
Payment rules:
1.E889, E890 and E891 are only eligible for payment to a physician who has completed a
fellowship in skull base surgery or who has equivalent experience.
2.E889, E890 and E891 are only eligible for payment when rendered with E887 or E888.
3.Harvesting and/or use of any autologous materials (e.g. bone, fascia, dermis, muscle) is not
eligible for payment with N111, N112, N114 or N116.
[Commentary:
Examples of non-pituitary lesions include meningioma, craniopharyngioma, chordoma.]Fee master record
Master, record 1573. Record Layout PDF, page 1.
E88820250401999999990000500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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 | 00005000000 / 500 |
| assistant | 00000000000 / 0 |
| specialist | 00000000000 / 0 |
| anaesthetist | 00000000000 / 0 |
| non anaesthetist | 00000000000 / 0 |
Explanation
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Adds for resection of non-pituitary lesions in the sellar region that extend to the optic nerves, optic chiasm or hypothalamus. It is listed under Skull Base Surgery, Resection of Lesions, Endonasal Approach, Non-pituitary lesions.
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Harvesting or use of autologous materials is not eligible with N111, N112, N114 or N116.
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