G489

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Definition/Required Elements of Service:
  Monthly Management of a Nursing Home or Home for the Aged Patient is the provision by the most
  responsible physician (MRP) of routine medical care, management and supervision of a patient in a
  nursing home or home for the aged for one calendar month. The service requires a minimum of two
  assessments of the patient each month, where these assessments constitute services described as
  "W" prefix assessments.
  The requirements above are subject to the exceptions as described in payment rule #8.
         [Commentary:
         As with all services described as assessments, direct physical encounter with the patient is
         required.]
  In addition to the common elements, this service includes the provision of the following services by
  any physician to the same patient during the month.
  A. Services described by subsequent visits (e.g. W003, W008).
  B. Services described by additional visits due to “intercurrent illness” (W121) except if the conditions
     described in Payment rule #7 are satisfied.
  C. Services described by palliative care subsequent visits (e.g. W872).
  D. Services described by admission assessments (e.g. W102, W104, W107).
  E. Services described by periodic health visit or general re-assessments (e.g. W109, W004).
  F. Services described by visit for pronouncement of death (W777) or certification of death (W771)
     except if the services are performed in conjunction with a special visit.
  G. Service described by anticoagulation supervision (G271).
  H. Completion of home care referral form and home care supervision (K070, K071, K072).
  I. Services described by the following diagnostic and therapeutic procedures – venipuncture (G489),
     injection (G372, G373), immunization (G538, G590, G849), collection of cervical cancer screening
     specimen(s) (G365, G394, E430, E431), intravenous (G379), and laboratory test codes (G001,
     G002, G481, G004, G005, G009, G010, G011, G012, G014).
  J. All medication reviews.
  K. All discussions with the staff of the institution related to the patient’s care.
  L. All telephone calls from the staff of the institution, patient, patient’s relative(s) or patient’s
     representative in respect of the patient between the hours of 0700 hours and 1700 hours Monday
     to Friday (excluding holidays).
  M.Ontario Drug Benefit Limited Use prescriptions/forms or Section 8 Ontario Drug Benefits Act
    requests.

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COUNSELLING
  Definition/Required elements of service:
  Counselling is a patient visit dedicated solely to an educational dialogue with a physician. This service
  is rendered for the purpose of developing awareness of the patient’s problems or situation and of
  modalities for prevention and/or treatment, and to provide advice and information in respect of
  diagnosis, treatment, health maintenance and prevention.
                                          [Commentary:
                                          1.Advice given to a patient that would ordinarily constitute part of a consultation, assessment,
                                            or other treatment, is included as a common or constituent element of the other service, and
                                            does not constitute counselling.
       2.Detention time may be payable following a consultation or assessment when a physician is
         required to spend considerable extra time in treatment or monitoring of the patient. See
         GP29 for further information.]
  Payment rules:
    1. With the exception of the codes listed in the below, no other services are eligible for payment
       when rendered by the same physician the same day as any type of counselling service:
       E080, G010, G039, G040, G041, G042, G043, G202, G205, G365, G372, G384, G385, G394,
       G462, G480, G489, G482, G538, G590, G593, G840, G841, G842, G843, G844, G845, G846,
       G847, G848, G849, H313, K002, K003, K008, K014, K015, K031, K035, K036, K038, K682,
       K683, K684, K730
                    2. Individual and group counselling services are limited to 3 units per patient per physician per
                       year at the higher fee (K013 or K040 respectively); the amount payable for services rendered in
                       excess of this limit will be adjusted to a lesser fee (K033 or K041 respectively).
                    3. If the patient does not have a pre-booked appointment, the amount payable for this service will
                       be adjusted to a lesser assessment fee.
  A. Individual Counselling
  Definition:
  Individual counselling is counselling rendered to a single patient.
  B. Group Counselling
  Definition:
  Group Counselling is counselling rendered to two or more patients with a similar medical condition or
  situation.
  Payment rules:
     1. Group counselling is only eligible for payment when all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

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Vascular cannulation
  Z459 Arterial puncture ...................................................................... 10.20
# G268 Cannulation of artery for pressure measurements including cut
          down as necessary..............................................................       31.25
      Note:
      G268 is not eligible for payment with G249, G259, G261, G176, G177, G178, G288,
      Z443 or Z440.
# G269 Cannulation of central vein for pressure measurements or for
         feeding line - not to be billed with right heart catheterization
         (Z439) or with Swan-Ganz catheter insertion......................                           31.25
# G270 Intraosseous infusion...............................................................          23.90
# G309 Umbilical artery catheterization (including obtaining of blood
          sample)................................................................................    45.55
    Venipuncture
+ G480 - infant....................................................................................  9.90
+ G482 - child ..................................................................................... 7.35
+ G489 - adolescent or adult ..............................................................          3.54
     Note:
     G489 is not insured when rendered for the monitoring of adverse effects resulting from a calorie
     restricted weight loss program.
+ G483 Therapeutic venisection...........................................................             9.70
  G282 Umbilical vein catheterization (including obtaining of blood
          sample)................................................................................    43.60
# Z438 Insertion of Swan-Ganz catheter (not included in respiratory or
          critical care benefits) ...........................................................       162.50    6
          Note:
          1.Swan-Ganz catheter insertion is included in the anaesthesia basic units of any surgical
            services where anaesthesia basic units are listed
          2.Z438 includes dye dilution densitometry and/or thermal dilution studies, when rendered
            (except in the setting of a cardiac catheterization laboratory).
          [Commentary:
          See G285 for dye dilution densitometry and G286 for thermal dilution studies performed using a
          Swan-Ganz catheter in a cardiac catheterization laboratory.]
# Z456 Insertion of implantable central venous catheter .....................                       296.50    6
# Z457 Surgical removal or repair of tunneled central venous catheter                                60.00    6
# Z446 Insertion of subcutaneous venous access reservoir ...............                            168.00    6
# Z447 - revision same site................................................................         130.70    6
# E684           - when performed in infant or child, to Z456 or Z446 ....add                       233.65

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